I’ve been sharing the exciting news on Facebook as well as via email: my novel THE LEGACY OF LOST THINGS was accepted for publication by Bleeding Heart Publications. It is slotted to be released in paperback July 2014!

Below is a blurb and excerpt from my novel:


In the next few months I will be updating this blog with more information
about readings and other happenings. And once the artwork is in place for the novel, I’ll also be re-creating my website. For now, you can still find all my published work at www.aidazilelian.com and I am still writing posts on my Facebook page


Things to come:

Although it is still a few months away, First Tuesdays Reading Series is featuring me on March 4th, where I will be reading an excerpt from my novel. 

Per Contra Literary Journal will be publishing my short story “Afterlife” in their Spring 2014 issue.

And lastly, my story “The Art of Trying” will be published by Two-Countries Anthology, which features writers born in the U.S. and raised by immigrant parents.