Vicky N. Melkonyan

Creative Writer/Editor

United States

Vicky N. Melkonyan is an independent writer and editor who has written numerous articles, press releases, eBooks, interviews, and opinion pieces on topics varying from music and art to wellness and food. Vicky graduated from the American University in Armenia in 2020 with a Bachelor's degree in English & Communication. She has partnered with a serialized storytelling platform Mythrill to publish her very first fantasy novel. Her work has been published in INKspire, a Canadian non-profit digital magazine, as well as Hetq, an Armenian online newspaper. Vicky is currently working on collecting stories for a private client's memoir.
With interests in literature, astronomy, yoga, and the piano and an exceeding enthusiasm for life, Vicky strives to learn something new every day.

Portfolio
Originswinemag
04/21/2022
Katsin: Adamyan Brothers on External Influence

On September 19th, 2020, a new restaurant opened its doors to customers in Yerevan. Katsin is unlike anything Yerevan has seen based on its size, comfort, menu, and service. Brothers Mher and Gevorg Adamyan conceived the concept, and by owning other cafés and restaurants around the city, have become leaders in the Armenian food scene.

INKspire
10/02/2021
Distorted Reality - INKspire

I feel this strange harmony in the pleasant evening breeze puffing through the evergreen cypress trees that grow on the very far end of the street. I feel it in the lemonade-pink pale petals of Daphne flower in a tiny vase on my table. I feel it brushing against my cheeks like a sweet kiss. I feel it swinging in the thickness of my hair. This gentle flurry of the humid air has a familiar freshness. I look up at the sky above the rooftops of the sleepy buildings. It is painted with unthinkable...

INKspire
08/28/2021
Wellness Rituals of The World And How to Implement Them Into Your Life - INKspire

A busy life is inescapable. All of us are constantly setting goals, reaching for the stars and perhaps even getting there. Achievements and ambition are, of course, praiseworthy in our society. But in the process of it all, let's not allow work to consume us to the point where we forget about genuine self-care.

Local Express - Food Ecommerce Platform
09/10/2021
How to create a user-friendly shopping app? | Local Express eCommerce

If you have found your way to this article you either already have a shopping app or you're in the process of creating one now. Our detailed compilation of the best features will help you take clear steps toward having a user-friendly shopping app.

MusicPromoToday
10/20/2021
Deep Dive: 3 Very Unique Music Marketing Campaigns from 2020 - MusicPromoToday

Most of humanity got blindsided by the pandemic in 2020. And although it's been over a year, some industries are still picking up the pieces and trying to adapt. In music marketing, quite a few musicians, singers and their marketing agencies were quick about making decisions in difficult times, decisions that would lead them to ...

Hetq.am
02/09/2019
Back to the Roots: GOGHT Transforms Armenian Music

The lights go out, a short flash on the foggy stage and five young men appear. They have solemn and serious faces but their eyes flicker with excitement. A momentary pause and each of them takes their place. A hush descends over the crowd.

FINCA
07/08/2021
Discovering FINCA Employees: Ofelya Hambaryan | FINCA Armenia

Ofelya Hambaryan, the Branch Manager of FINCA Armenia Stepanavan branch, joined us in 2011. Although she is also a lecturer of economics at the Agricultural college of Stepanavan, she is totally in love with FINCA. Her favorite activity is to spend time with her son. How did your career start?

Unpublished
04/28/2018
A Dust Over Armenia: 30 Years of Sorrow

Situated among tall mountains lies the majestic view of Armenian landscape. The mountains covered in snow and the icy lakes captivate the eye of the viewer. But with such great beauty comes an even greater risk – earthquakes. The ground shakes for only a few milliseconds and in those moments destruction knows no limits. One of those devastating earthquakes hit Spitak, a town in Armenia, on December 7, 1988.