Kristina Kasparian

2025
Written By Alanna Rusnak

Kristina Kasparian, photographer

Kristina Kasparian is a writer, health activist, translator, and travel photographer with a PhD in neurolinguistics. Her writing about identity, wellness, and social justice has been published by Roxane Gay, Condé Nast, Electric Literature, HuffPost, Longreads, BUST Magazine, Newsweek, Catapult, Fodor’s, Elle, the Globe & Mail, and elsewhere. In 2025, she was awarded a top prize in Writer’s Digest annual competition and a Plentitudes prize for non-fiction. She is also a two-time finalist of Roxane Gay’s Essay Contest and CRAFT’s Memoir Prize. Connect with her on Instagram @veni.etiam.photography (photography) and @alba.a.new.dawn (writing). Learn more on kristinakasparian.com.

Picture Poetry — Volume 10, Issue 1

Kristina Kasparian’s Picture Poetry reflects on how photography and writing inform each other, sharing what photography has taught her about writing and creating through an intimate essay and striking visuals.

Alanna Rusnak

With over eighteen years of design experience, powerful understanding of publishing technology, a passionate love for stories, and a desire to make dreams come true, Alanna Rusnak is your advocate, mentor, friend, cheerleader, and the owner/operator of Chicken House Press.

https://www.chickenhousepress.ca/
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