DIONYSIOU NASIA


DIONYSIOU NASIA

She studied Law and International Human Rights Law and works at the Office of the Commissioner for Administration and Protection of Human Rights.

Her books have been translated into French, Ukrainian, and Serbian and have been presented at international literary festivals, including the festivals in Marseille (2025), Paris (2025), the Copenhagen Jewish Culture Festival (2024), Gothenburg (2024), Athens-Epidaurus (2023), Chania (2022), and Budapest (2021).

Short stories of her have also been included in anthologies or published in online or print journals.

 More about author: 
First name:  Nasia
Last name:  Dionysiou
Projects: 
  • Superfluous Beauty (short stories), To Rodakio, 2017
  • What a camp is (novella), Polis, 2021
  • Don’t Write Arthur (novella), Polis, 2025

Awards: 
  • State Award for Short Stories and Novellas of the Republic of Cyprus, for “Superfluous Beauty” (and inclusion on the Anagnostis shortlist in the “Debut Author” category)
  • Greek State Short Story and Novella Award, for “What a camp is” (and inclusion on the shortlists of the Cyprus State Awards and the Anagnostis Awards)
  • Klepsydra 2026 Prose Award, for “Don’t Write Arthur” (and shortlisted for the Anagnostis Award)

Date of birth:  1979
Birth place:  Nicosia
E-mail:  ndionysiou@gmail.com