Ali Araghi

Ali Araghi is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Pennsylvania State University. He holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from Washington University in St. Louis and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Notre Dame. His work bridges Iranian and global literary traditions, with a focus on fiction and translation.

• Education: PhD (Washington U), MFA (Notre Dame), MA/BA (University of Tehran/K.N. Toosi).

His research interests include creative writing, translation, and Iranian literature. Araghi’s debut novel The Immortals of Tehran (2020) explores Iranian history through a multigenerational saga, blending magical realism with political narrative. He also translates contemporary Iranian poetry, such as Allahverdi’s ConQuest.

He created Persian, Translated, an online database cataloging Persian literature in English translations. His work has been featured in The New Yorker, Prairie Schooner, and Asymptote.

• Awards: 2017 Prairie Schooner Virginia Faulkner Award for Excellence in Writing.

Araghi teaches creative writing at Penn State and maintains an active profile in literary translation and digital humanities projects.