Ren Khodzhayev

Ren Khodzhayev currently serves as the Assistant Technical Director and Writing Consultant at Athena Education, a position held since May 2025. In addition, Ren co-organizes and facilitates the Berlin Fiction Circle, which provides a supportive environment for writers through weekly workshops. Previous experience includes mentoring college applicants at Crimson Education, writing creative copy for Blinkist, and contributing as a script writer and assistant editor across various projects. Ren's educational background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Writing and Russian Literature from Columbia University and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from New York University.