Shahryar Eskandari Zanjani

Poet

Tehran, TEH
Iran
Tehran IR
Email: 
shahryar.eskandari.zanjani@gmail.com
Twitter/X: 
@TheofficialSEZ

Author's Bio

Shahryar Eskandari Zanjani is a Pushcart-nominated writer, teacher, and editor. His poetry has appeared in Southern Humanities Review, Willow Review, and We Were Seeds Anthology (Querencia Press), among others, and has won The Diamond Quill (2026) and Liner Notes (Purely Liminal Magazine, 2025). Shahryar’s debut book, English Phonetics and Phonology for Farsiphones, was published by Booka. He has edited several books at ATU Press and is the translator of Zahhak's Inferno (Markosia) and Juliet and the King (Hoorakhsh Studios). Shahryar lives in Tehran, Iran.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
The Hemlock Anthology (Lighted Lake Press, 2024)
,
We Were Seeds (Querencia Press, 2024)
Journals:
100subtexts
,
eMerge Magazine
,
Sky Island Journal
,
Southern Humanities Review
,
Thimble Literary Magazine
,
Willow Review
Prizes won: 

The Diamond Quill (2026)

Liner Notes (Purely Liminal Magazine)

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Iranian
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
English, Persian
Born in: 
Zanjan
Iran
Raised in: 
Zanjan
Iran
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Last update: Jun 19, 2026