Armen Ohanyan (pen name: Armen of Armenia) was born in 1979. He is a fiction writer, essayist and literary translator. He holds a BA in philosophy from Yerevan State University and the graduate certificate in Translation (CTRA) from American University of Armenia. He’s the author of the story collection The Return of Kikos, and the trilogy Mommyland. He has been president of PEN Armenia since 2017.