The Greek folk songs—Dimotika Tragoudia in Greek— are not only a deep spring from which modern Greek literature draws, they form a bedrock of the modern Greek vernacular itself and the roots of a young national identity. The Greek fo…
Nasia Dionysiou was born in 1979 in Cyprus where she lives. She has studied Law and International Law of Human Rights and she has been working for the Office of the Commissioner for Administration and the Protection of Human Rights since 2003. Her fi…
In ancient Greek, the word φάρμακο (phrámakon), which Plato used as a metaphor for writing, meant both remedy and poison. It’s exactly this double meaning that inspired a group of friends to create a high-q…
Jennifer Saint grew up reading Greek mythology and was always fascinated by the unknown stories hidden within the myths. After thirteen years of teaching in schools in England, he wrote Ariadne, which tells the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur f…
Greece is the market of honour at BolognaBookPlus 2023, which will take place 6-9 March in parallel to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. Within this framework, the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports, in partnership with the Hellenic Founda…
Theodore Pitsios was born in Tsagarada, Greece, he graduated from the Maritime Academy and sailed as an engineer in the merchant marine. After some time in Nassau, Bahamas, he embarked on his own American Dream, beginning in West Palm Beach, Florida,…
2023 marks the 60th anniversary from Wildcat under glass’ first publication. Inspired by her childhood on Samos and written in 1963 in Moscow, Alki Zei’s debut novel, Wildcat under glass is a landmark in Greek children…
Miltos Sachtouris (1919-2015) was one of the most important representatives of the Surrealist movement in post-World War II Greek poetry. He published thirteen collections of poems: The Forgotten Woman, 1945; Ballads, 1948; With Face to the Wall, 195…
Tonia Tzirita Zacharatou is a Greek poet based in Athens. She studied law and comparative literature. In 2020 her first poetry book, Second Youth (Δεύτερη νεότητα), won the “Thraca…
Pelagia Fitopoulou was born and raised in Katerini and currently lives in Athens. She began her studies at the University of Athens (pedagogy), while she also studied journalism. She graduated from the Iasmos Drama School. She attended seminars…
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