Nana Abuladze (Georgia)

Fiction writer and literary scholar from Tbilisi, Georgia. Author of the debut novel Akumi, which received two of the most prestigious literary prizes in Georgia—the Saba and Litera prizes—exploring themes of gender, sexuality, identity, and spirituality. Her second book, The New Perception (A Mass for Women Soloists and a Mixed Choir), is a collection of stories about female biblical characters that was nominated for the Tsinandali Award. Her third book focuses on a study of gender and authorship in 20th-century Georgian fiction.

In the fall of 2022, participated as a resident at the University of Iowa through the International Writing Program. Her stay in the U.S. inspired her to begin writing poetry in English, with works such as “The Water Tower” published in Voice and Verse Poetry Magazine and “The Lovers” featured in The Writers of Loam anthology. Lives and works in Tbilisi.