Nana ABULADZE ნანა აბულაძე (fiction writer, scholar; Georgia) is the author of two books: the novel აკუმი  (Akumi) which received two awards for the Best Literary Debut of the Year, and  მესა სოლისტი ქალებისა და შერეული გუნდისათვის  [The New Perception (A Mass for Women Soloists and a Mixed Choir)], a collection of stories about female biblical characters. She is working on a study of gender and authorship in Georgian literature. Her participation is made possible by an anonymous gift to IWP.