KARAGIANNI DIMITRA
Dimitra V. Karagianni is a Philologist, Author, and Publisher. She graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a Master’s degree in Modern and Contemporary History. She is the Director of Paremvasi Publications, Co-publisher of the literary magazine Paremvasi, and Coordinator of the organization’s cultural activities. She has been systematically involved in teaching Creative Writing to primary school children. For four years, she served as Head of the Culture Team of the Municipality of Kozani. She has also worked as a Journalist and Book Editor. She is a member of the Hellenic Authors’ Society and the Literary Society of Thessaloniki. In 2022, she was honored by the Hellenic Foundation for Culture as a Representative of Greek Culture.
Her published works include: Locked in Safe Deposit Boxes: 25 Postscripts of an Era (Gavriilidis Publications, 2016), Images of Western Macedonia (Paremvasi Publications, 2020), The Philhellene Artists of 1821 (Paremvasi Publications, 2022), 32 Creative Writing Lessons for Primary School Children (Paremvasi Publications, 2023), and 5+1 Conversations on Literature (Paremvasi Publications, 2025). She has also participated in collective publications, including: Planet Earth: Literary Society of Thessaloniki Calendar 2024 (AO Publications), Violence Against Women: Literary Society of Thessaloniki Calendar 2023 (Rome Publications), Wingless Memory of Love: Alexandra Bakonika, Anna Griva (Rome Publications, 2021), and Giannis Stefanakis: From Abstract Landscape Painting to a Palimpsest of Meanings (Phoenix Publications, 2019). She has also contributed to the proceedings of the Paremvasi Literature Symposium, including When Literature Has the Scent of a Woman, 4th Literature Symposium (Paremvasi Publications, 2022), and Works and Days of the Most Important Philhellene Poet – Lord Byron in Focus, 8th Literature Symposium (E-book, Paremvasi Publications, 2025).
She is actively engaged in matters concerning literature, art, and broader intellectual and cultural issues. She has designed and coordinated numerous cultural programs, conferences, publishing initiatives, and cultural development projects in collaboration with public and private institutions. She serves as Coordinator of the Paremvasi Literature Symposium, one of the most significant literary dialogue institutions in the Greek region. Her professional activity focuses on cultural management, the design of cultural programs, and the development of collaborations between cultural and institutional organizations. She has participated in international cultural initiatives related to literature and cultural heritage, while also exploring the role of culture as a tool for social cohesion and sustainable development. She has taken part in conferences, seminars, workshops, and presentations, and has published articles and studies in newspapers, blogs, and literary magazines. She has also worked professionally in music, songwriting, and singing, collaborating with well-known Greek artists.
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