Erlisa Demneri

Erlisa Demneri is a writer and translator from Durrës, Albania, and a senior at Harvard College studying History and Literature and Psychology, with a secondary in Translation Studies. She is co-chair of the Harvard Crimson’s Arts Board and the student ambassador for creative writing at Harvard’s Office for the Arts. Her work focuses on Albanian literature, oral tradition, exile, and archival recovery. Her research and translations have received support from the Harvard College Research Program, the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, and the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies.