Orliana Morag is an author based in NYC. She is most interested in the stories people tell themselves in order to survive.
Orliana is a University of Chicago graduate. There, she studied English Literature, History, and Creative Writing.
In September of 2026, she will begin a masters program in History of Art at the Courtauld Institute in London, England.
She loves to incorporate her passion for research and the arts into her fiction.
Ilya and Emilia Kabakov Art Foundation
Orliana serves as Director of the Ilya and Emilia Kabakov Art Foundation, dedicated to preserving the legacy of two of the greatest conceptual artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Editing
During her time at UChicago, Orliana served as the Prose Editor and subsequently Managing Editor of Euphony, the University’s oldest literary magazine. There and in her Creative Writing workshops, she learned to appreciate many different genres and value craft above all else.
Social Engagement
Orliana has worked for the past sixteen years on the Ship of Tolerance, an international art project created by artists Ilya and Emilia Kabakov. The project unites children of different religions, races, genders, and socio-economic backgrounds by having them learn about one another and collaborate on their own artistic works. The project has been realized over a dozen times across four continents, and the last iteration was in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in February of 2026.