2026 Book Tour

Upcoming events:

  • October 11: Song in Tammuz Book Release Party

    Celebrating Song in Tammuz with Lynn Melnick, Megan Pinto & Isabella DeSendi at P&T Knitwear, NYC.

  • October 21: Columbia School of Arts Alumni Reading Series

    With Mansi Dahal, Mina Khan, and Adam O. Davis, NYC.

  • October 25: Hudson Valley Writers Center Debut Poets Reading Series

    With Ellen Goldsmith, Richard Parisio, and Zoë Ryder White, Sleepy Hollow, NY. Registration & event info here.

  • November 6: The Sound of Burning NYC Book Launch

    With Kristi Osorio and Isabella DeSendi, Black Spring Books, Brooklyn

  • November 10: Hive Live Poetry Collective

    With Keetje Kuipers in Bookshop Santa Cruz, CA. Registration & event info here.

  • December 3: Galinsky's Poetry in NY

    Monthly reading series in Book Club Bar, East Village, NYC

  • December 11: All Ways Writing Collective

    With Arden Levine at Big Red Books, Nyack, NY

  • March 17: AWP Panel, "Post-Debut: Five Poets on Maximizing Opportunities After Publication"

    With Carlene Kucharczyk, Chelsea Krieg, Arielle Hebert, and Isabella DeSendi, Chicago.

  • April 7-9: 25th Annual Emerging Writers Festival

    Hosted by Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA.

Upcoming
Celebration for Song in Tammuz: with Special Guests Lynn Melnick, Isabella DeSendi, & Megan Pinto
Celebration for Song in Tammuz: with Special Guests Lynn Melnick, Isabella DeSendi, & Megan Pinto

Join Avia and special guest readers to celebrate the launch of her poetry debut.

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Debut Book Tour 2026 • Song in Tammuz
Debut Book Tour 2026 • Song in Tammuz

Join Avia during the book tour for her debut poetry collection, Song in Tammuz this fall.

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Poets & Writers Fellows Reading, May 2026
Poets & Writers Fellows Reading, May 2026

Event: Join Avia and the 2026 Fellows for a reading on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

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AWP 2026 in Baltimore
AWP 2026 in Baltimore

Event: Debut Poets Speak: Five Writers on Bringing Their First Books into the World, with Isabella DeSendi, Chelsea Krieg, Carlene Cucharczyk, and Avia Tadmor.

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Phosphorescence Poetry Series Spring 2025
Phosphorescence Poetry Series Spring 2025

Watch the recording of the Phosphorescense Poetry Series April 2025, featuring debut poets Carlene Kucharczyk, Silvia Bonilla, and Avia Tadmor.

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Readings & Events

Upcoming
“Reading with Avia Tadmor” in Shelf Awareness
“Reading with Avia Tadmor” in Shelf Awareness
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Song in Tammuz is Reviewed by the Jewish Book Council
Song in Tammuz is Reviewed by the Jewish Book Council
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Song in Tammuz is selected for Mom Egg Review’s September Bookshelf
Song in Tammuz is selected for Mom Egg Review’s September Bookshelf
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Song in Tammuz is featured in “The 2026 Debut Poetry Collections You Need To Read”
Song in Tammuz is featured in “The 2026 Debut Poetry Collections You Need To Read”

Song in Tammuz is featured in Debutiful’s “The 2026 Debut Poetry Collections You Need To Read.”

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2026 Poetry Fellows announced 
2026 Poetry Fellows announced 

Avia Tadmor was selected as 2026 Poetry Fellow by Poets & Writers and will participate in the 2026 poetry cohort of Get the Word Out, a publicity incubator that primes early-career authors to make the biggest splash possible with their forthcoming books.

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News & Reviews

Upcoming
[Upcoming] Generative Workshop: Writing Doubt & Devotion through the Biblical Persona
[Upcoming] Generative Workshop: Writing Doubt & Devotion through the Biblical Persona

Avia will be teaching a workshop called Writing the Biblical Persona: Doubt & Devotion at Yetzirah, A Hearth of Jewish Poetry in December 2026.

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[Past workshop] Innovation & Empowerment across Literary Genres, Visiting Writer
[Past workshop] Innovation & Empowerment across Literary Genres, Visiting Writer

Avia will be a visiting writer for the Innovation & Empowerment: A Workshop for Writers at the Ionion Center for the Arts and Culture.

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[Past workshop] Women Poets on Devotion & Courage
[Past workshop] Women Poets on Devotion & Courage

See the upcoming Tupelo Quarterly Spring Workshop Series, where Avia will be teaching.

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Teaching & Workshops

  • New York University • Expository Writing Program • Clinical Associate Professor, Teaching Design and Innovation Award

    Ellipsis Writing • Workshop Instructor & Poetry Mentor

    Columbia University • University Writing Program • Lecturer in International Writing & Co-Director of Readings in Medical Humanities Courses

    Columbia University • Summer High School in Creative Writing • Seminar & Workshop Instructor 

    Columbia School of the Arts • Artist/Teachers program, promoting no-cost arts education in NYC schools and community organizations • Program Director

    Red Door Community • (formerly Gilda’s Club), offering free support for individuals affected by cancer • Creative Writing Workshop Instructor