Christopher Atamian

Christopher Atamian is a New York-based writer, filmmaker, translator, and editor. He has written for leading publications such as The New York Press, The Huffington Post, The New Criterion, The Armenian Mirror-Spectator, and The New York Times Book Review and concentrated exclusively on Armenian culture and history in a previous column at www.yevrobatsi.com. His first book of verse, "A Poet in Washington Heights," was nominated for a National Book Award and received the 2017-18 Tololyan...See more

Christopher Atamian is a New York-based writer, filmmaker, translator, and editor. He has written for leading publications such as The New York Press, The Huffington Post, The New Criterion, The Armenian Mirror-Spectator, and The New York Times Book Review and concentrated exclusively on Armenian culture and history in a previous column at www.yevrobatsi.com. His first book of verse, "A Poet in Washington Heights," was nominated for a National Book Award and received the 2017-18 Tololyan Literary Prize. He has translated five books from French and Armenian and most recently co-edited a volume on Bedros Keljik, "Armenian-American Sketches." See less