Children’s Literature


KOUTSOUNA MARIA

KOUTSOUNA MARIA

Maria Koutsouna was born in the village of Alpochori,near Pyrgos, in the district of Ilia, where she completed the single-teacher primary school. She attended secondary school in Pyrgos, and graduated as a certified Architect Engineer from the “Technische Hochschule” in Graz, Austria. After More
GALANI ELENI

GALANI ELENI

Eleni N. Galani studied Archaeology and Art History at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and at the Sorbonne (Paris I), and Museology at the École du Louvre in Paris and the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She is the author of five poetry collections: Parkour (Gavriilidis, More
YIAYIANNOU MARIA

YIAYIANNOU MARIA

Maria Yiayiannou was born in Athens Greece in 1978. She has written 15 books: novels, novellas, theatre plays, essays and children’s books. She studied Media and Communication at The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Cultural Management at The Panteion University of Social and More
ZILAKOS VASILIS

ZILAKOS VASILIS

Vasilis Zilakos was born in 1980 in Piraeus. After graduating from Athens College, he studied Philosophy and History at McGill University. In the period 2007-2008 he was editor-in-chief of the magazine “Odos Panos”. He was the publisher of the magazine “Koukoutsi” (2009-2015) More
PANAGIOTAKIS GIORGOS

PANAGIOTAKIS GIORGOS

Giorgos Panagiotakis has worked in film and television and has written scripts for films and video games. He works for magazines and websites as a columnist. He teaches creative writing to groups of children and adults and also participates in reading activities in schools and organizations for refugee More
PAPAYANNI MARIA

PAPAYANNI MARIA

Maria Papayanni was born in 1964 in Larisa. She studied Greek Language and Literature at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, after which she worked as a journalist for radio, television, newspapers, and magazines. In 1996 she married music composer Thanos Mikroutsikos and they had two children. More
VARVARIGOS, DIMITRIS

VARVARIGOS, DIMITRIS

Dimitris Varvarigos was born in Athens. He has studied script writing, playwriting and literature “awarded by the writing school”. He has written books for children, teenagers and adults. His book called “Hypatia”, became a movie entitled /called “Agora” and theatrical play More
TASIOPOULOS, VANGELIS

TASIOPOULOS, VANGELIS

He studied Pedagogy, Special Education and Greek Culture. He has specialized in the education of children with mental retardation and multiple disabilities - brain paralysis and has worked in special education schools. He taught at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, at teacher training seminars More
LILLIS, GIORGOS

LILLIS, GIORGOS

Giorgos Lillis was born in Bielefield, Germany in 1974, and raised in Athens. In 1996 he went back to Bielefield where he still lives and works. In 1999 he published his first poetry collection  Το δέρμα της νύχτας  [Τhe skin of night] (Odos Panos editions). Since then More
TSITAS, MAKIS

TSITAS, MAKIS

Makis Tsitas was born in Giannitsa in 1971. He majored in journalism and worked for several radio stations in Thessaloniki. Since 1994 he has lived in Athens where he works in publishing. He has served as senior editor for the literary magazine Periplous (1994-2005), and was the co-publisher and director More
DECASTRO MARISA

DECASTRO MARISA

Marisa De Castro was born in Athens. She studied Sciences of Education and Literature for Children and Young People at the Sorbonne University. She taught History and Literature at primary schools. She has also written non-fiction books for children, on history and art, and has translated literature More
KONOMARA, LILA

KONOMARA, LILA

Born in Athens, Lila Konomara studied modern literature in Paris (Paris VII - Jussieu) and taught French Literature at the American College of Athens and at the Institut Français d' Athènes. Her first book titled Macao (two novellas - 2002) was awarded by unanimous vote the Debut More
KOURSSI MARIA

KOURSSI MARIA

Maria Koursi was born and studied in Athens. She has published 17 books. Her poems have been translated into French, English, Italian, Spanish and Polish. She is an editor of publications. For ten years she created a Literature Workshop in which she taught at the Lycée Léonin (Athens). More
HATZOPOULOU- KARAVIA, LIA

HATZOPOULOU- KARAVIA, LIA

Lia (Hadzopoulou ) Karavia was born in Athens. She studied Classical Literature at the University of Athens, 1972, defended her Ph.D. of Comparative. Literature, Sorbonne, in 1992 on “The Erinyes on Stage in the Family of the Atreides: Aeschylus, The Oresteia, J. Giraudoux, Electra; J. P. Sartre, More
KONTOLEON MANOS

KONTOLEON MANOS

Manos Kontoleon was born in Athens (Greece). He holds a degree in physics from the University of Athens. He started writing when he was a child; his texts were published in the children’s magazine of that period, Diaplasi ton Paidon (Formation of Children). He made his first appearance More
KALOKYRIS DIMITRIS

KALOKYRIS DIMITRIS

Dimitris Kalokyris http: www.dimitriskalokyris.com   He was born in 1948 in Rethymno (Crete). He studied Modern Greek Philology at the University of Thessaloniki. He is a founding member of the “Hellenic Author’s Society”, where he served as President (2013-2017).   HE More