Atina Hartunian

Atina Hartunian, a first-generation Armenian-American writer, earned her MFA from Pacific University in 2023. She received a Teaching Fellowship from Anaphora Arts (2024), a Pacific University MFA Merit Scholarship (2021), and residencies from Cambridge Writers’ Workshop and, most recently, from Rockvale Writers’ Colony.

She has led generative workshops using sensory-driven prompts and craft-based constraints, and has delivered craft talks exploring facets of the horror genre. Currently, she’s developing a four-part lecture series on horror. Atina Hartunian writes and lives in Los Angeles.