Ara Baliozian (Armenian: Արա Պալիոզեան; born 10 December 1936) is an Armenian author, translator, and critic who is published in both Armenian and English.
Born in Athens, Greece, Baliozian received his education at the Mekhitarist College of Moorat-Raphael in Venice, Italy, where he also studied economics and political science at the Ca' Foscari University of Venice. He lives in Ontario, Canada, where he devotes his full time to writing. He is also the winner of many prizes and government grants for his literary work,[citation needed] which includes fiction, drama, literary criticism, and translations from Armenian, French, and Italian. In recent years he posted his works on different Armenian internet discussion boards.