"NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE GREEK AUTHORS"
The National Society of Greek Authors was established in 1946 by a team of intellectual persons.
It includes a number of well-know authors - writers and poets. The most famous representatives of the
Greek intellectual life had been its members:
Stratis Myrivilis, George Theotokas, Elias Venezis, Angelos Terzakis, Panagiotis Kanellopoulos,
Linos Karzis, Constantiinos Tsatsos (ex President of Democracy), Helen and Costas Ouranis,
Thanassis Petsalis-Diomidis, M.Karagatsis, Michael Stasinopoulos (ex President of Democracy) and a
lot of others.
Today -in the year 1997- it includes:
Six distinguished persons of the Greek Academy:
 Tassos Athanassiadis,
 Petros Haris
 Michalis Stassinopoulos (ex President of Democracy)
 Solon Kydoniatis
 Apostolos Sachinis
 Galatia Saranti (the first Greek Academician lady).
Fifteen University Professors, one Minister of Culture, two members of Parliament, twelve
journalists and a great number of the most famous Greek poets and writers. It continually works for
the progress and developemen of the immortal Greek literary spirit.
MEMBERS OF
"NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE GREEK AUTHORS"
AVELLIOS, ATHANASIOS
11 Ekfantidou Str., 11633 Athens. Tel. 75.13.609
AGGELIDOU KLAIRI was born in Famagusta in 1932. She studied Literature at the University of
Athens. Mostly a poet, she has also published two treatises: “Eleni Hadjipetrou, A life in Education”,
"Robert Tristan Coffin”.
Her 7 poem collections are the following:
 “Poiemata-Poems”, Famagusta, Cyprus 1967
 “Tou Xerizomou - Uprooting”, Limassol, Cyprus 1975
 “Nostimon Imar - Hope of Return”, Limassol, Cyprus 1982
 “En Demo Amathountos - In the town of Amathus”, Limassol, , Cyprus. 1st Edition 1988, 2nd
1989
 “ Pentadaktylos My Son”, Greek edition, Nicosia, Cyprus 1991
 “The Silence of Statues”, Greek edition, Parousia Publications, Athens 1994
Some of her work has been translated into English, French, Italian, Yugoslavian, Bulgarian and Arabic.
Some of her poems have been made into songs by the following musician/composers:
Marios Tokas, Marios Meletiou, Bambis Pramateutakis, Dimitris Laios
In May 1991 she was elected member of Parliament as meritorious candidate of the Democratic Rally
and in February 1993 she was appointed Minister of Education in the Government of Glafkos Clerides.
On her own initiative the Ministery of Education became Ministry of Education and Culture.
Address: 11 Kimonos Str., “AKROPOLI”, NIKOSIA 2006 CYPRUS.
Tel. 00357-2-30.31.01 & 31.90.55
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ADAMOPOULOS, CHRISTOS
16 Filellinon Str., 187 56 Keratsini. Tel. 46.22.205
ALAVERAS, THELEMACHOS
14 Venizelou Str., 546 24 Thessaloniki. Tel. 031/ 273.450
ALEXAKIS ORESTIS is born in 1931 in Corfu. He is a poet.
 He was awarded by the “Nikiforos Vrettakos” prize of the Municipality of Athens.
His works are:
 “Persefone of returns”, 1974.
 “The condors and the antislope”, 1982.
 “The twinkle”, 1985.
 “Bottom”, 1989.
 “The registrar”, 1989.
 “Good plays” , 1994.
 “Loving the night”, 1995.
His poems are tranlated in English , French and Serb.
Address: 86 Laskaridou, 176 76 Kallithea. Tel. 95.95.752 & 95.94.228
AMBOT, GOULIELMOS
42 Michalakopoulou, 115 28 Athens. Tel. 72.13.352
ANAGNOSTOU G. TASOS.
(Poet, short story writer, essay writer,critical)
Tasos G. Anagnostou was born in Athens. He studied law and philosophy.
(Till 1956 when he printed his first book, has cooperated in many newspapers and magazines. He gave
many lectures, practising for years book criticism and theatre, in valid printed matters - greek and
foreign).
He is member of International Company of Literature Criticals, in Paris, and National Society of Greek
Authors. President of the Literary and Archaeological Part of Historical Society “Parnassus”, and in
many others Literaries Clubs.
He wrote and published till now the following books:
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POETRY
Holding up (1956)
The music of the wind (1959)
Night of the rain (1967)
A shade in the town (1972)
The horribles (1977)
Time made of stone (1977)
Subsoil (1977)
The fire and the ashes (1979)
Speech of the silence (1982)
The last wor song (1983)
The fate of the hymen (1983)
Interior wind (1984)
The mine (1984)
Jail (1985)
Flesh of the soul (1986)
The other of the concealed brightness (1986)
POETIC PROSE
The mirror and the face (1976)
At the frontiers of the big shadow (1981)
NARRATION
The absence of the sun (tales - 1963)
TREATISE
Impasse (1975)
The conscience of the chaos (1975)
Migration for the zero (1980)
NAZIM HIKMET (The brother of the man - 1990)
Dream and memory (1990)
Three poets: KALVOS - KARIOTAKIS - KAVAFIS (1993)
TRANSLATIONS
Poetry (1978) - Poesie
The light of the darkness (1988) - La lueure du noir
Visionaries (1990) - Illuminès
Tasos TG. Anagnostou has been translated at the most foreign languages. He has been honored with
many first international prizes such as (Academy of Rome, Academy of Florence, Academy of Paris,
Academy of Portugal, European Senate of Strasburg, etc.) He is honorary member in all these
Academies by the title of the Doctor and the Senator, with many invitations in Europe in Internationls
Councils and for lectures in different cities.
Address:
52 Saranta Ekklision, 171 24 NEA SMYRNI. Tel. 93.45.782
ANDRIKOPOULOS, GIANNIS
16 Nik. Soulioti, 251 00 Aigion. Tel. 0691/23.743
ANTONIOU, TAKIS
10 Amiklon, 152 31 Chalandri. Tel. 67.14.863 & 92.27.894
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APERGIS, PANTELIS:
22 Theomitoros Str., 174 56 ANO KALAMAKI. Tel. 99.60.888
ARVANITIS T. NIKOS (1928- ).
Writer (poet-autor).
Nikos Arvanitis has studied Political Sciences in Athens. His first career was in the area of public
administration. Hehas been Director of Cinematography and General Director at the Ministry of
Industry. He showed a genuine interest in and got himiself engaged with literature from an early age. He
published poems, narratives, novels, essays, articles, research papers and literary critism. He is Head
Director of the “Kinonikes Tlomes” (Social Incisions) periodical. He is subsciber and Chairman of the
Hellenic Company of Cristian Letters. Nikos Arvanitis is a member of the National Association of
Greek Writers, the Union of Critics of Cinematography of Athens and other intellectual Comities and
unions.
WORKS:
“Livas” (novels and narratives) 1960
“The Big News” (historical narrative) 1967.
“In Untrodden Land” (poetry) 1967.
“Bosporus in Burning” (novel) 1979.
“Stamps” (poetry-participation) 3rd edition 1983.
“From Volga to the Mediterranean” (novel) 1983.
“The Son of Man” (chronicle of the Jesus’ life) 1986.
“The Aegean in Flames” (historical novels) 2nd edition 1994.
“The Collected Works of G. Veritis (in three volumes) 6 th edition 1994.
“At the Eagle’s nest of Taigetos” (novel) 5th edition 1996.
“The Brave One” (historical novel) 4th edition 1996.
“Of the Easter” (anthology), etc.
Nikos Arvanitis is married and has three children. He lives in Athens.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Great Encyclopedia of Modern Greek Literature, Harry Patsi, Athens 1968, volume 2, p. 374-382.
2. Great Greek Encyclopedia, Harry Patsi, Athens 1969, volume 1, p. 458.
3. Encyclopedia of the Religion and Ethics, A. Marinos, Athens 1964, volume 3.
4. HELIOS Encyclopedia, Athens 1960, volume HELLAS, No 27, p. 1576 (suppl.)
5. Biographical Dictionary of Messinia, Nikos Karabelas, Kalamata 1962.
Address: 32 Thalias Str., 155 61 Cholargos. Tel. 65.12.976
ARISTINOS (KOUTROULIS), GIORGOS
5 Ktisiviou Str., 11635 Athens. Tel. 72.27.641
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ASIMAKOPOULOS, COSTAS
8 Karamanlaki Str., 112 53 Athens. Tel. 86.79.055
ASPIOTIS, EVANGELOS N.
15 Tsalopoulou Str., 621 22 Serres. Tel. 0321/23.129
ATHANASSIADIS TASSOS
Member of the Greek Academy.
Tassos Athanassiadis was born in 1913 in Salichli, a town near Izmir, Asia Minor. In 1922, after
the events which drive the Greek Population away from Asia Minor, he came to Athens as a refugie. He
read the Law at the National University of Athens and practiced it for a few years. He became, in
succession, general Secretary, Theatre Director of the Greek National Theatre, and President of the
Board of the Greek National Opera.
He has received the greatest number of literary awards and prizes ever conferred upon a Greek
author, including five Greek State Prizes, and two Athens Academy ones. In 1988 he was awarded the
“Ipeksi” Prize of Greek and Turkish détente for his novel “The Children of Niobe”. He was also
honoured with the Cross of Grand Officer of Phoenix by the President of Greek Democracy and
recently with the Great Prize Herder of Germany.
Some of his works have been translated into French, Swedish, Italian, Portiguese, German.
He is a member of the National Society of Greek Authors and since 1986 full Member of the
Athens Academy, depertment of Modern Greek Arts and Letters.
WORKS:
1) Seafarin Pilgrims - a collection of short stories (1943)
2) Voyage to loneliness - A literary historical biography based on the life of the Greek statesman
Ioannis Kapodistrias (1944)
3) “The Panthei Saga” - Novel (in the roman fleuve tradition) 4 vols, 1948-1961
4) “Dostojevski from Prison to Passion”, - fiction based on the life of Dostojevski
5) “Three Children of their century” - A literary listorical biography based on the lives of V.Hugo,
F. Dostojevski, L. Tolstoi (1957)
6) “Albert Sweitzer” - Biography (1963)
7) “Pecognitions” - Essays (1965)
8) “The Thronehsall”, novel (1969)
9) “The Guards of “Achaia “ - novel, 2 vols , (1975)
10) “The Son of the Sun” - Novel of the life of the Emperor Julian (1978)
11) “Certainties and Doubts” - Essays (1980)
12) “The Last Grand Children” , - novel, 2 vols (1984)
13) “Niobe’s Children” - novel - 2 vols , (1988-1995)
14) “Holy Youth” - short stories (1980)
15) “Elegiac travelogue” - His trip to his birthplace Salichli (1992)
16) “From ourself to the others - Essays (1993)
Address: 83 Drossopoulou Str., 112 57 Athens. Tel. 86.42.804 & 81.35.058
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ATHANASSOPOULOS, VANGELIS
University Professor
6 Afroditis Str., 151 27 Melisia. Tel. 61.35.588
AVLONITI LYDIA
Education:
 Arsakeion School of Athens
 University of Athens - Philology
 Mc Gill University, Montreal - Interior decoration
Capacity: Poetess, Writer
Published Works of Poetry :
 Heart Throbs
 Blue Crescent
 At the Edge of Thunder
 Fairy - Tale
 A Meadow of Falling Stars
 Crevices in the Earth
 Sealstones
 A Salty Travel
 With a Smile
 Uncracked Stone
1955
1955
1975
1975
1977
1979
1980
1988
1990
1993
Other Activities: Lectures on literature themes and other subjects.
Membership in Organisations:
 National Society of Greek Authors
 PEN International
 Krikos (A cultural and Scientific link with Greece).
Address: 4569 Michel Bibaud, Montreal, Que. - Canada - H3W 2E1. Tel. (514) 738-4637
BAKONIKA, ALEXANDRA:
28 Vl. Gavrielidi Str., 546 55 THESSALONIKI. Tel. 031/42.41.31
BINIARIS, STELIOS:
30 Karatza Str., 185 34 PIRAUS. Tel. 41.34.519
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BOSSINAKIS, DEMETRIS CHR.:
Demetris Bossinakis was born in Falanthi Messinias and was educated in Greece and Germany. He is a
Clinical Psychologist. He completed many studies and researches in his field (Clinical Psychology). In
additional he completed and published the following literacy studies:
A. SHORT STORIES:
1. The last Cigarrette (“To telefteo Tsigaro”) - Ed. by “Dodoni”, 1976
2. The Oneway (“O Monodromos”) - Ed. by “Dodoni”, 1983. Awarded by National Company of
Greek Litterateurs.
3. Such as Disquiet Came In (“Etsi irthe I anisychia”) - Ed. by Psychogios, 1993. Awarded by
Greek Company of Christian Studies.
B. POEMS:
1. Stamps (“Sfragides”) - 15 Poems participation.
2. Low-voiced (“Chamilophona”) - Ed. by “Dodoni”, 1983. Awarded by Greek Company of
Doctors-Litterateurs.
3. Anticipation (“Prosdokia”) - Ed. by “Dodoni”, 1983
C. STUDIES:
1. Lampros Porfyras
2. The Intransigense of Fotis Kontoglou
3. Effort for Interpretation of Kavafis’ Dignity
4. The Fun in Rembetiko singing
5. The Intellectual Papadiamantis
6. The Case of Periklis Giannopoulos
7. Questions related about the Art connection with mental troubles
D. ESSAYS AND ARTICLES:
Essays and Articles are edited in many literacy journals
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1. Dem. Siatopoulos, newspaper “Vradini”, 26/4/1977
2. Chris. Koulouris, “Nea Skepsi”, April 1977
3. Panos Panayiotounis, “Dodekati Ora”, October 1977
4. Demos. Zades, “Trifyliaki Estia”, March 1982
5. Dem. Yiakos, “Panetoliki”, 24/6/1984
6. Dem. Kokkinos, “Ipirotiki Estia”, January 1984
7. Nikos Zakopoulos, newspaper “Elefterotypia”, 28/4/1986
8. Nikos Papas, “Politistiki”, March 1987
9. E.N.Moschos, “Nea Estia”, 15/3/1987
10. Dem. Stamelos, newspaper “Eleftherotypia”, 20/1/1993
11. Mitsos Katsinis, “Eleftheros Dialogos”, 1/12/1993
12. Aggelos Fouriotis, “Nea Estia”, 1/1/1994
13. Nikos Tipaldos, “Syndesmos”, edition number: 174/1994
14. Dem. Tsakonas, “History of New Hellenic Literature”, edition number: 9/1994
15. Chr, Katsiyiannis, “Poria”, edition number: 5/1994
Address: 25 Zefirou Str., 141 22 NEO HRAKLIO. Tel. 28.26.033
BOUTOS, VASSILIS:
43 Deinokratous Str., 106 76 ATHENS. Tel. 72.93.691
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DR. TOULA P. BOUTOS-SOUVALIOTIS MD
Poet, Novel, Writer, Playwriter
Born in Athens, studied medicine, gratuated from University of Athens. Specialized in
Anesthesiology, post-graduate studies in the UK.
Indulged early in writing, simultaneously with practicing of medicine.
PUBLISHED WORKS:
Poetry:
1) Whispering (1985)
2) Singing along with Lina (Children’s Poetry, 1985)
3) Breathlessly (1990)
4) Beyond the natural (1994)
Novels:
1) Penthouse (1987)
2) In the foggy years (Chronicle of foreign occupation (1988)
3) Parallax (1991)
4) Delicate Balance (1994)
5) A study on the works of G. Drossinis the poet (1992)
Plays:
“Theatricals” (3 single act plays)
Has lectured publicly on related topics on numerous subjects, throughout Greece.
Member of National Society of Greek Authors, Vice President of Writers’ Assocation of the city of
Piraeus.
Collaborates with a number of literature related publications.
Address: 8 Akti Moutsopoulou, 185 35 Piraeus. Tel. 41.75.406 & 45.23.245 & 42.97.631
BROUCHOS, DIMITRIOS:
6 Androutsou Str., 546 43 THESSALONIKI. Tel. 031/83.35.17
CACOURI, ATHINA:
Greek writer and translation, born in Patras 1928, married to Spyros Iakovidis, living in Athens, has
one daughter from previous marriage. Had various jobs before becoming a journalist and translator.
Srarted writing detective stories in the sixties, which were published in the weekly “Tachydromos”.
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Contributed to various other periodicals and newspapers and translated a number of novels mainly from
English..
PUBLICATIONS:
 “218 Names”, collection of detective stories (1963)
 “Salted Nuts”, collection of detective stories (1974), ed, Hermes
 “They escaped from Avlona”, historical novel for young adults, based on the experiences of
28.000 children abducted from Greece during the communist insurrection in 1944-49, (1970),
Kivotos
 “The Ghost Hunter” detective novel (1974), Pleias
 “The dagger of chance”, historical novel involving Greeks, Turks Austrians, Russians in a secret
war in late 18th century Epirus (1989), Hermes
 "Flying the Marika”, historical novel for young adults, the adventures of an airplane touring the
eastern Mediteranean in the early 20ties (1993), Kedros
 “Sow the winds…”, historical novel, where Greeks, Turks, Venetians and Napoleon’s French
clash within the Ottoman Empire of the late 18th century (1994) Hestia
 “Tomorrow”, novel, offering a glimpse on the hard choices in the rapidly changing social and
environmental circumstances in Greece (1995), Hestia
Address: 4 Glykonos Str., 106 75 Athens. Tel. 72.22.517
CALANTZOPOULOS, MENIS:
Menis Calantzopoulos was born in Patras, Greece. He was grown in Pirgos where he finished High
School. He started there his first steps in Journalism and came familiar with the world of literature. He
studied Political and Economical Science and English at B.I.S.
He was a high ranked administrative empolyes in the National Bank of Greece and a member of the
instructive staff of the Educations School.
He acted as:
 Secretary of the “Anargyrios-Korialenios Collge” Fountation
 Financial advisor of the Institution for Aid to Educators
 Special advisor of MINION Dept. Store and SHARP up until today
From a very young age he has been occupied with literature and especially with poetry
Today is a steady collegue in the Open University of New Ionia
For his work he was honored by the Mayor of Pirgos with a special award. His poems which have been
published are:
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The Mariners
The Tank and the Forest
The Attic
The Mythe of the Mirrors
Three Errors without Anaesthetic
The Aroma of the White and under publication the Suffering Body
Also he has given many interviews for nespapars and radio channels. Hie poems and articles have been
published in various literature books and magazines and furthermore he has translated poems from the
poetic work of EZZA PAUND, T.S.ELIOT, MALCOM LOWRY, BRIAN PATTEN and others.
Address: 129 Sevastoupoleos Str., 115 26 ATHENS. Tel. 115 26
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CARAMVALIS J. DIMITRIS
He was born in Yaounde CAMEROON, 26 October 1953. His origin is from Lesvos Grece. Greek
Nationality. Lawyer , poet and essayist. He studied Law and Journalism.
BOOKS:
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STA METEORA TON KAIRON (1978)
TEKMYRIA (1980)
I AUTOPSIA TON KIMATON (1981)
MIKRES FOTIES (HAI-KAI) (1982)
PERISULLOGI (1983)
DIEXODOS (1984)
APO-LOGISMOS (1985)
TA LOGIA TIS ASTRAPIS (1987)
EMASSOUSA KATAGRAPHI (1992)
Address: 59 Panepistimou Str., 105 64 Athens. Tel. 32.42.307 & 32.25.967
CHALATSAS, GEORGIOS:
17 Leonidou Str., 153 41 AGIA PARASKEVI. Tel. 65.95.096
CHALATSAS, DIMITRIOS:
61 Akadimias Str., 106 79 ATHENS. Tel. 36.37.114 & 36.37.115
CHARIS, PETROS:
Member of the Greek Academy.
Address: 16 Nikis Str., 105 57 ATHENS. Tel. 32.20.501
CHATZIANESTIS, ERRIKOS:
12 Antheon Str., 111 43 ATHENS. Tel. 25.10.618
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CHATZIGAKIS, PANAYOTIS CHR.:
Prose writer, essayist and translator.
Studied law in Athens University and Italian literature and civilization in Athens and Perugia Unversity.
PUBLISHED WORKS:
 “Extracts from the Italian Poetry”, 1966
 “Pier Paolo Pasolini, a study life and his work with translation of his poems”, 1979
 “Poria ke stasis”, 1982
 “Giuseppe Ungaretti, first selection”, 1983
 “Eugenio Montale: Ossi di seppia”, 1987
 “Prosvasis, Essays”, 1990
etc.
Vice-presedent of the “National Society of Greek Writers” and of the “Hellenic Society of
Translators of Literature”. Member of the Ellenic Society of Aestetics etc. Participated in several
internationals congress.
Address: 14 Kamelion Str., 154 52 PALEO PSYCHIKO. Tel. 67.13.441
CHATZIFOTIS, I.M.:
57-59 Biskini Str., 157 71 ZOGRAFOU. Tel. 77.93.655
CHELIOTIS, MICHAEL:
1 Gr. Kydonion Str., 111 44 ATHENS. Tel. 20.19.209 & 0741/29.325
CHORTIATI, THETI:
14 Mitropoleos Str., 546 24 THESSALONIKI. Tel. 031/27.35.14
CHRISTOGIANNIS, GEORGE:
3 Dikearchou Str., 116 36 ATHENS. Tel. 70.13.234
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CHRONAS, PETROS:
18 Anapiron Polemou Str., 115 21 ATHENS. Tel. 72.15.868
CHORIANOPOULOS MANOS, son of Ioannis
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Usual occupation: Journalist - Author
Year of birth……. .: 1925 (twenty-five)
Place of birth……..: Chalki, Island of Naxos (Hellas Greece)
Education…………: Graduate of the Athens University of Economics (formerly: A.S.O.E.E.)
Children……………: One (1) dughter, One (1) son
Address…………..: El. Venizelou 8a, Nea Smirni 171 21 (Greece)
Telephone……… .: (01) 9343240
Hobbies…………..: Travelling, Hunting, Gardening
Career……………..: Was employed as an editor by the newspapers: “Ethnos”, “Ethnikos
Kirix”, “Apogevmatini”, and “Akropolis”.
Currently, he is an associate of the “Apogevmatini tis Kyriakis” (the Sunday issue of the
“Apogevmatini”) and of the magazine “Naftiki Hellas”.
He was the Director of the News Department of “Y.EN.E.D.” (the “News Service of the Armed
Forces” (a national television network) and the Editor-in-Chief of the “Akropolis”.
Since 1988, he teaches new journalists at seminars organized by the “Journalists” Union of the Athens
Daily Newspapers (Ε.ΣΗ.Ε.Α.)
He was for three successive terms (periods of duty) Chairman of the Disciplinary Council of the Second
Degree and also Chairman of the “Pension Fund of the Journalists’ of Athens & Salonica”.
He was been awarded the “Diploma of National Resistance”, the “Medal of the Hellenic [Greek] Red
Cross Society” and the award of the “Athanasios Botsis” Foundation for the Promotion of Journalism”.
WORKS:
 “ON THE YARN-WINDER OF ART”. Radio broadcasts 1954-1960
 “THE SONG OF REPATRIATON”. Poetry. Published in 1962
 “THE MONASTERY OF MOUNT SINAI”. And the mountain walked by God. Travels.
Published in 1976.
 “PAVLOS MELAS”. The Legendary Hero of the Macedonian Stuggle. A Historical
Rewiew. Published in 1979
 “HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL MORTGAGE BANK” (Conssultative Assistance)
Published in 1980
 “KOSTIS PALAMAS - OUR NATIONAL FOLK POET”. Monograph. Published in
1981.
 “POETS OF THE ISLAND OF NAXOS: DIALECHTI ZEVGOLI-GLEZOU, NIKOS
SFYROERAS, MICHAIL DAMIRALIS. Essays of Critique. Published in 1983.
 “JOURNALISM - JOURNALIST”. Essay. Published in 1988.
 “FIGURES OF THE MODERN GREEK LITERATURE” (Volume A’)
 “FIGURES OF THE MODERN GREEK LITERATURE” (Volume B’)
 “FIGURES OF THE MODERN GREEK LITERATURE” (Volume C’)
 “FROM THE TRIBUNE OF PARNASSOS”. Lectures, (1989 - 1991)
TO BE PUBLISHED:
 “MODERN GREEK LITERATURE”. Essays of Critique
 “THE HELLENISM OF AMERICA and its Role in our National Life”
 “ZIBABWE” (Ten days in the hospitable jungle)
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Address: 8a Venizelou Str., 171 21 NEA SMYRNI. Tel. 93.43.240
CHRYSANTHIS, KYPROS M.D., Ph.D., O. St.J.
Poet, prose writer and dramatist, author of children’s literature, translator, anthologist,
magazine publisher, critic, medical doctor, researcher, journalist. Was born in Nicosia, attended the
Pancyprian Gymnasium, studied medicine (1933-1939) at the University of Athens and received hi
doctorate from the same University (1948). In the academic year 1951-1952, he attended post-graduate
studies at the Institute of Child Health in London. He lives and practices the medical profession in
Nikosia.
Kypros Chrysanthis is one of the most prolific Greek authors, an author who is known well
beyond the geopolitical boundaries of Hellenism, while his works have been translated into many
languages.
Chrysanthis is also one of the most inportant connecting links in the cultural life of Cyprus,
especially over the last thirty years, both with his literary work as well as with his duties on a number
of cultural associations. He is the publisher and editor in chief of the magazine Pnevmatiki Kypros,
chairmain of the board of directors of the Greek Cultural Association of Cyprus, of the Association of
Cyprus Studies and of National Association of Greek Writers of Cyprus. His literary work has amassed
a great deal of mentions of merit, among which special importance is held by the First National Prize
for Poetry of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs of Greece (1969), the “Lambros Porfyras”. Award for
Poetry of the Academy of Athens (1985) and the Life Achievemant Award for his contribution to
Cypriot letters (1986) etc.
PUBLICATIONS:
A) POETRY: Starting in 1942, Kypros Chrysanthis has published the following collections of poetry:
1. Sonnets (1942)
2. Small Countries (1943)
3. Epilychnia (1951)
4. Odes to humble creatures (1951
5. Apotheoses and Chorales (1953)
6. Laurel of Virtue (1954)
7. Small Countries (1955)
8. Symphony in the air (in the style) of Beethoven’s Ninth (1957, 1977, 1985)
9. Prismatic October (1958)
10. Pankyprionikes (1959, 1963, 1980, 1981)
11. Passion for a free sky (1959)
12. Ballads of a heroic epoch (1962)
13. Thirteen anti-poetic thematic bad omens (1963)
14. Patriotic hour (1964)
15. Twelve moments (1965)
16. Dithyramb for Kyriakos Matsis (1966)
17. Ten antipoems on silk-screen (1966, 1981)
18. Twelve pages of metrical essays (1966)
19. Lyrical diary in the year of Cyprus 1966 (1967)
20. Kalligrammata (1969)
21. Leap years (1975)
22. Beyond Greece stands the sun (1977)
23. The light never abandons Cyprus (1979)
24. Arodafnousa (1980)
25. The earth’s happiness (1983)
26. The Mass of Ethnarch Archbishop Makarios III. (1985)
27. With the violin of twenty years (1986)
28. The ardent pilgrim (1986)
29. Epigrams (1987)
30. Small Olympiad (1987)
31. The passionate pilgrim (1989)
32. The songs for Triantafylleni (1900)
33. Second Epigrammata (1991)
34. Faces, idea, rhythms (1991)
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35. Four dithyrambs (1991)
36. Songs for the grandson (1993)
37. Conversation with the second grandson (1994)
38. From the Edge of the earth (1996)
39. The Empire of the Sun (1996)
Apart from the publication of the above books and the re-edition of some of them there has been
publications of collected works and selected works by Kypros Chryssanthis. Some of them are:
 The Lyric Word (1968)
 The Lyric Word A+B (1985)
 The Poet Kypros Chryssanthis, Introduction and Selections by K. Mitsakis (1990)
 The Religious Word (1993)
 The Athletic Word (1994)
B) PROSE:
1. During the difficult years (novella) (1957)
2. Small lives (short stories) (1958)
3. Kanakis, the Cypriot pirate (novella) (1959)
4. Nine bitter and heroic stories (short stories) (1961)
5. The diary of the blue girl (novella) (1961)
6. This is how Sunday began.. (novella) (1961)
7. Uprising of the slaves (novella) (1962)
8. Prosaic Language of the sweet island of Cyprus (compilation) (1971)
9. Prosaic Language II. - From the diary of a doctor (novel) (1972
10. Prosaic Language III. - Stories from the ethereal island of Cyprus (short stories) (1973
11. Prosaic Language IV. - A blue girl from Cyprus (novellas) (1974)
12. Guardhouse X, deathline (short stories) (1979)
13. From the narrations of a Cypriot prisoner of war (novella) (1980)
14. During the years of the Revolutions.. (novel) (1985)
15. A child with cyclamens (short stories) (1987)
16. The red room (Short stories) (1988)
17. Nearchos Klerides (biographical novel) (1989)
18. Eight stories about the Struggle (1993)
C) STUDIES - ESSAYS:
1. The passionate wanderer (travel essays) (1977)
2. Six Cypriot poets (1985)
3. Demetres T. Libertis (1985)
4. Eight unpublished letters by Gr. Xenopoulos toward A. Emilianides (1986)
5. Glavkos Alithersis (1986)
6. Melis Nikolaides (1986)
7. Melis Nikolaides and Xanthos Lyssiotis (1987)
8. Manos Kralis and “Taste of Death” (1990)
9. Small portraits of Cypriots (1993)
10. Letters by Gl. Alithersis to K. Palamas (1989)
11. Study on Petros Haris (1993)
12. Study of G. Vafopoulos (1995)
D) DRAMA:
1. Demonassa (1950)
2. Battles of the Gods (1951)
3. Endemos, the Cypriot (1958)
4. Battle at the Windmills (1960)
5. They were all brave (1960)
6. The hideout (1960)
7. Father without child-Betrayal (1961)
8. Kanaris in Lapithos - Resurrection (1962)
9. Eleni Paleologou (1962)
10. Gregoris Avxentiou (1962)
11. The Dilemma - The guerrilla’s revolution (1963)
12. The pink dress (1963)
13. Heraklios (1964)
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14. Mother of God the hope… (1966)
15. Hippocrates (1966)
16. Axiothea (1968)
17. Electra (with A. Kouros) 1968
18. Delphic Amphiktionies (1969. 2nd edition: 1985)
19. Profilos (1969)
20. Aetios Amidenos (1969)
21. Alexios the first and the Crusaders (1970)
22. Dramatic Language (eleven metrical dramas) (1974)
23. Varnavas, the son of pleading (1977)
24. The threesome - The tunnel (1979)
25. A rooster we owe to Aesclepios (1982)
26. Two one-act plays of Cyprus (1989)
27. Holy Mother's dream (1989)
E) CHILDREN’S LITERATURE:
Poetry:
1. Insects, Animals and Birds (1949)
2. The prince and the deer (1957)
3. Hymns and prayers (1961)
4. Wherever there is a child, there is a light (1979)
5. Poems of the Liberation Sruggle of Cyprus (1979)
6. Our Children World (1996)
Prose:
1. The yellow chrysanthemum (novel) (1951) (2 nd edition: 1990)
2. Stories about flowers (short stories) (1954)
3. Stories about birds (short stories) (1955)
4. Twelve months (short stories) (1956) (2nd edition: 1975)
5. Stories about the Akrites (short stories) (1956)
6. True stories (short stories) (1956)
7. Little stories (short stories) (1956)
8. Xanthoula (novel) (1958) (2nd edition: 1991)
9. Kyriakos Matsis (novella) (1983)
10. The fairies of Cyprus (novel) (1985)
11. Demonassa (novel) (1991)
12. Children’s misfortunes (short stories) (1990)
13. Arestis (1993)
14. Triantaphylleni (1993)
15. The countess (novel) (1991)
Drama:
1. The Prince of Venice (1949)
2. The rooster who was an Abbott (1950)
3. Our little theater (eight volumes) (1953-1975)
4. The beehive (1953)
5. Five three act plays (1961)
6. Health and Happiness (1979)
7. Three one act plays (1979)
I. MEDICAL:
1. The regular sleep duration for students between the ages of 12 and 18 (1945)
2. The development of height and weight in Cypriot students (1945)
3. Selections from the work of a school doctor 1943-1976 (1977)
4. From the history of the medicine of Cyprus (1983) (2 nd edition: 1988. 3rd edition: 1991)
5. Folk medicine of Cyprus-miscellaneous (1988)
II. TRANSLATIONS:
1. Solomon’s “Song of songs” (1939)
2. The passion for Greece of a Venezuelan poet (1957)
3. Anthology by Spaniard Juan Ramon Jimenez (1958)
4. Anjel Grespo “The art of painting” (1961)
5. Two Spanish Lyrical writers
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6. Fifty Chinese poems (1966)
7. One hundred and thirty Japanese poems (1966)
III. LITERARY MAGAZINES:
He has either founded or direcred the following magazines and periodicals:
1. School Hygiene and Attitude Bulletin (1947-1948)
2. Lyrical Cyprus, bi-monthly independent publications (36 altogether in number) (1955-1963)
3. Pnevmatiki Kypros, monthly literary magazine (1960- ). Received merit from the Academy of
Athens. Has 33 years of publishing life and is the longest running literary magazine in Cyprus.
He remains director to the magazine to this day.
4. Issues of Criticism, quarterly literary criticism magazine (1967).
5. Paediki Chara, magazine for children (with N. Klerides) a monthly publication during the school
year (1953-1959).
6. Philological Cyprus of EPOK, annual publication (1960 - ).
7. Diary of Greek Cyprus (1966, 2nd edition: 1976).
8. Medical Magazine of Cyprus, monthly publication (1962-1963).
9. Medical Cyprus, bi monthly publication (1969-1979).
10. Medical -Surgical Cyprus (with G. Marangos) (1975-1979).
11. Health (published by the Cyprus Ministry of Health), initially a bi-monthly and later a quarterly
magazine (1970-1989).
IV. ANTHOLOGIES etc.:
1. The mother, a true treasure (poetry and paintings by Cypriot artists) (1958)
2. The songs of Nicosia (1958)
3. Odes and ballads for Gregoris Avxentiou (with A. Pernaris) (1963)
4. Dedication to Konstantinos Spyridakis (1966)
5. Beloved Short stories of Cyprus (with A. Karagiorgis) (1968)
6. Cypriot Deipnosophistes, volume 1 (1969)
7. Selections from the works of Nikolaos Politis (1974)
8. Anthology of Cypriot Foklore (with Chrys. Kyprianou) (1975)
9. In memoriam of Konstantinos Spyridakis (1977)
10. Selection of critiques (poetry) (1983)
11. Fiori poeticci dell’ isola di Afrodite (Poetic flowers from the island of Aphrodite) (1986)
(translation into Italian by Michele lannelli)
12. Small intellectuall Symposium of EPOK (1987)
13. Twenty-five years of Cyprus Literature 1960-1985 (1987)
14. Costas Proussis writes to Kypros Chrysanthis (1990)
Address: 2 Androkleous Str. (or BOX 7355), NIKOSIA 1644, CYPRUS. Tel. 02-4-65.900
CONSTANTINIDOU, LOULA;
Poetesse, Prose-Writer, Essay-Story
PUBLICATIONS:
1. Short stories and essays include Unforgettable Past
2. Mother Images (Poetry)
3. The wave of my Thaught (Poetry)
4. Human Instants (Short stories) - Prise
5. The Flames (Prose Lyric)
6. The Stone Mouth (Short stories) - Prise
7. Hellenic Hours (Essays on Fre-Thought . “Vantage Press”
8. Poetry
9. Mid-day Without shadow (Short stories)
10. Instant, Seed-time (Poetry)
11. Sister (Volunteer-Persea a nurse) SARANTA
12. Silence (explanatory Poetry)
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1970
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1971
1971
1972
1973
1973
1975
1977
1977
1981
13. Religious Poetry
1982
14. Nikos Kazantzakis, The Traveler “New York”
1983
15. Thoughtful walking on the Greece place. - (First Prise and
gold medal for traveleque literature international Federation
of Travel Writers and journalist - 16/3/1984)
16. The Attic and the Time - L’ ATTICA E IL TEMPO
1984
17. The Side-walk (Poems)
1987
18. PANAGIOTIS KANELOPOULOS (Poet)
1990
19. KALLIROI PARREN
1990
20. The woman alone (novel)
1990
21. Poetry-Stories “Nea Hestia”
1992-1996
22. ALEXANDROS PAPADIAMANTIS
1994
23. The rock made of flowers (Short stories)
1994
24. The shining or sparkling of the stars from the GIASEMION
(Flower bloom) - Poems
1995
25. The long story state-town (Short stories)
1996
26. The work stylistic-literature of Loulas Constantinidou
1996
Address: 49 Fok. Negris Str., 113 61 ATHENS. Tel. 86.44.041
COSTIDIS, DIONYSIOS:
Novelist - Essayist
WORKS:
 Hermits’ Dialogues
(1968)
 The Night that Lapsed
(1988)
 The Invisible and the Veiled
(1989)
 Shatterproof
(1989)
 Days and Nights of Stratos Davis (1990)
 Arid Land
(1990)
 Diary of the Civil War
(1991)
 Intimate Stories
(1993)
 The Slow Walk of Ethra
(1994)
Address: 21 Herodotou Str., 151 22 MAROUSI. Tel. 86.26.990
CYPREOU, HELEN:
Vas. Pavlou 5, PALEO PSYCHIKO. Tel. 67.14.436
DALMATI, MARGARITA:
Poet - Essayist - Dramatist.
Born: 1921
WORKS:
 “Drawings in the mist” - Poetry , Athens 1952
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CORRADO ALVARO: “Medea’s long night” - Drama, translated from italian, Athens 1957
“Lot’s wife” - Poetry, Athens 1958
“A guide to Museum” - Poetry, Athens 1964
“Kavafy” - Essay, Athens 1964
“Italian lyric poets” - translated in greek, Athens 1964
ALEXANDER PUSHKIN: “Boris Godounov” - Drama, translated from russian; and Essay,
Athens 1964
NELO RISI: “From the Geroglyphics” - Poetry, translated from italian, Athens 1964
BORIS PASTERNAK: “Poems” - translated from russian, and Essay, Athens 1964
“Modern Greek Poets”, translated in italian, Milan 1965
MARGARETA DALMATI: “The Dolfin of the Museum” - Poetry translated in italian by
BRUNO LAVAGNINI, Palermo 1967
“Kavafy: 55 poems” - translated in italian in collaboration with NELO RISI, Torino 1968
“The falling Stars” - Fairy-Tales, Athens 1970
“Kithyra’s Sea” - Poetry, Athens 1970
EUGENIO MONTALE: “Motets and other poems” - translated in greek, Athens 1971
“Moral Literature” - Essaies, Athens 1973
“Azio” - Poetry, Athens 1974
“The King, the Jester and the Lion” - Drama, Athens 1979
“Cloudy Landscape” - Drama, Athens 1979
“A Aummer’s Day” - Drama, Athens 1979
“Travelling in the Land of Swans” - Fairy-Tales, Athens 1979
“Fairy-Tales” - Athens 1990
NARIO LUZI: “Gothic Note-book” - Poetry. Translated from italian, Athens 1991
“Kavafy: 75 poems”, translated in italian in collaboration with NELO RIZI, Torino 1992
Address: 4 Spartis Str., 112 52 Athens. Tel. 86.71.950
DAFNOMILIS, ALEKOS:
Alekos Dafnomilis (well-know by his “nom-de-plume” as Alekos Stylianou) was born in
Thessaloniki on 7 February 1947. His father, Stelios Dafnomilis, was descended from a noble
Byzantine family, and his mother, Ourania Ikonomou, comes from a family that contributed heroes to
the Greek War of Independence.
A.D. took his degree in Political Science, and after graduating studied public relations. He has been
editor of the following Thessaloniki newspapers: “Nea Alithia”, “Foni tou Vorrà” and “Esperini Ora”
(all dailies) and “Proina Nea” and “Kyriaki” (weeklies). He has also been a correspondent of the
London newspaper, “Paneuropa”, director of the learned literary journal, “Ellinika Cronika”, and book
critic of the periodical, “Paremvasi”.
He has directed the cultural and artistic programme of the public relations bureau of the Ministry of
Northern Greece. Since 1984 he has been Professor of Journalism, Public Relations and Information at
the Centre for Arts and Social Studies of the Alexander European University; and he was director of the
Hellenic Centre of Media Studies from 1987 to 1988. For ten years he has been President of the
Northern Greece Music and Literature Society. He has also been Vice-President of the Northern Greece
section of the Association of Greek Publicists, and Director of the North Greece Choirs Festival.
A.D. has published the following books:
1. “Pavlos Melas” (opera libretto), 1975
2. “Takis Gosiopoulos and Ifigenia Didaskalou: two many-sided literary figures of Northern
Greece” (a study), 1979
3. “Alexander the Great” (a lyric-epic narrative), 1980
4. “Sto Perithorio” (on the Fringe - poems), 1981
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“Elements of Journalism: News Item - Interview - Title”, 1984
“Influence on Public Opinion”, 1984
“Elements of Public Relations - Journalism”, 1985
“The Elaboration of Press Bulletins”, 1990
“The Film archive of Nikos Bililis, and his contribution to the Seventh Art”, (a research
study) 1991.
A.D. publications are referred to in encyclopedias, and his work has been included in anthologies.
Address: 33 Ioulianou Str., 546 34 Thessaloniki. Tel. 031/230.444 & 215.426
DEDE, MICHAIL - MARIA
7 Ypatis Str., 115 26 Athens. Tel. 77.85.747
DELONIS, ANTONIS
44 Mpiskini Str., 157 71 ZOGRAFOU. Tel. 77.86.828
DEPOUNTI, GRATSIA
13 Papanastasiou Str., 115 27 Athens. Tel. 77.76.130
DEFNER, OTTO M.
Poet and Prose writer, critic and essayist.
Books:
1) “Atlantis” 1979
2) “Queen of Lydia” 1982
3) “Madrigals” 1984
4) “Thyamis” 1990
5) “Stichera Idiomela” 1992
6) “A Nocturnal Flower for Morpheus” 1993
7) “The Desert Rose 1994
8) “Vasilis Moskovis - The Teacher and Writer 1994
9) “Autobiography in the Stars” 1995
He has received the Prize of the Academy of Athens in 1991 for his book “Thyamis”.
Address: 16 Agias Filotheis Str., 105 56 ATHENS. Tel. 32.29.410
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DILMPOIS, GEORGE
Poet, Novelist, Essayit and Playwriter
Born in Chios in 1932
WORKS:
Poetry:
1. The Revolutionary Speech
1963
2. A poem is born
1966
3. Amid the universe
1968
4. The bird with the seventy languages
1970
5. The sacrifice
1971
6. The country-side man
1973
7. Me and an endless country
1976
8. Factory of salted foods “The Parthenon” 1981
9. I lifted my heart
1983
10. The wrong country
1984
11. The eighth vowel
1988
12. The question of Pilate
1989
13. They accuse me
1989
14. The one truth is awaiting us
1990
15. A great sea takes light
1991
16. With clear eyes
1992
17. Elafina's and kerassia’s elegies
1992
18. With clear words
1993
Narrations
1. The wind of bravery
2. Byzantine steps
3. Parthenon is made of plastic
1964
1970
1986
Historical Novels
1. Ignatios (Agiomarkaki)
2. Parthenios of the Truth (volume A)
3. The Democracy of Heavens
4. The Gabriel of Love (volume A)
5. The virtuous of the joy (volume A)
1972
1977
1980
1987
1988
Theatrical plays
1. The great will of God
2. A mother-in-law mother
3. Antoinette’s garter
4. Marcellos and Margarita
1970
1970
1970
1972
Writings of spiritual life
1. Personal views
2. The Undesirables
3. Oh! The Education
1970
1990
1995
Anthologies
1. Ionian poets from Chios
2. Narrators from Chios
1978
1988
Address: 27 Fthiotidos Str., 115 23 ATHENS. Tel. 64.53.922
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DIMAS, PETROS
23 Dimotseliou Str., 301 00 AGRINIO. Tel. 0641/22.565
DIMOLITSA, HELEN (look pseudonymity: "LYGIANI")
8 Alopekis Str., 106 75 ATHENS. Tel. 72.15.096
DIMOU, NIKOS
3 Paraschou Str., 154 52 PALEO PSYCHICO - ATHENS. Tel. 67.23.723
DIMOULIS, STERGIOS
Poet abd critic
Stergios Dimoulis was born in Hiliadou Domocou, in 1931. He lives in Lamia.
Pieces of his work:
A) Books with poetry:
 Road of responsibility A’ 1982
 Road of responsibility B’ 1985
 The hill of oaks, 1987
 The last trees, 1989
 Internal Words, 1995
B) Studies: “As olive and cypress tree” (literature critics and essays) 1996
Address: 12 Kapodistriou Str., 351 00 LAMIA. Tel. 0231/ 23.098
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DROSOU, MAGIA
35 Arrivou Str., 162 32 BYRON - ATHENS. Tel. 76.40.977
EDEN, GEORGE-EMIL
107 Asklipiou Str., 114 72 ATHENS. Tel. 36.08.851 - 89.75.551 - 86.50.228
ESSAIA, NANA:
Hridanou 3, 115 28 ATHENS. Tel. 72.10.910
FALKOS (ARVANITAKIS), TASOS:
Currently Prof. of Philos. Univ. of Macedonia.
PUBLICATIONS:
 The Attic, theatre, in French, 1974, in Greek, 1984;
 The socio-political Concept of Philotimia (Ambition) in Plato, 1975;
 The Three Testimonies, poetry, 1982;
 The problem of Moral Conscience in Ancient Greece, 1983;
 Sebas (reverence) and Fobos (fear) of Gods, 1984;
 Aidos, the meaning of Respect and Shame in the moral life of the Ancient Greeks, 1984;
 An Introduction to Philosophy, 1885;
 Agon, the Philosophy of athletism in Ancient Greece, 1989;
 The Methodology of Scientific Research, 1992;
 The Cronicle of the Just Men, novel, 1992;
 The Night, series of tales relating to Asia Minor, 1995;
 The Notion of Movement in Plato's ork, 1996;
 Desings with light, poetry, prep for 1997, with 12 orig. grav. Transl. of the Heraclitean
Fragments. Honoured for philos. work "Agon" from Academy of Athens, 1993.
Address: 53 Kritis Str., 546 22 THESSALONIKI. Tel. 031- 42.72.71
VASILIS - FATE DEDE , IWA
A BIOGRAPHY
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Vasilis Fate - Dede comes from the village of Nivitsa , an area of Kourvelesi . When he was only thirteen years old
, his first poems were published and his first book “ The Dawn Star ” came out in 1966 , when he was still a
student at the Medical University . It was exactly because of this that his Professor shouted at the student : " Either
a Doctor , or a Poet !! , The two don't go together " , and sent him out of the oral examinations in those very
difficult and tragic years , among so many distorted " truths " .
He worked as a Doctor in villages and various hospitals for more than twenty years and
in those days it was " forbidden " to live in the capital of Tirana . Due to the
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atmosphere " which prevailed there , all his collections of poems were quietly " hidden " until
1991 : The poet , a worshipper of Greek literature from a very young age , ( his grandfather
Maximos Dedes was of Greek origin and the poet's father , a well known patriot, knew the
Greek and English languages excellently as he had worked in Boston in America for thirteen
years) came to Greece.
His first book in the Greek language “Birth of the Birds of Love ” , was published in
Athens in 1997 and the poet gained the respect of many well - known literary writers with this
work of his and they wrote about him in newspapers and magazines . Continually inspired by
Greece and its antiquity , full of love for life and people , with philosophical thought and
particular lyricism , his second book in the Greek language " Where are you , my Mother the
Sea " , came out a year after the first book . It was a work of poetry , a hymn to the sea , as
was emphasized in many articles which were published about the book, a work of art about
love and life . His book “ My eyes ask for you ”, came out in 1999 and at the same time the
poet became well known in our country . His collections of poems " An interminable
yearning " , “ Yesterday I saw you in a dream ” , and
“ Dawn of Peace ” , followed
in turn and were published and in a period of fruitful creativity , the poet continued to offer us
works of brilliance .
His poems have been translated and published in Italy , France , Australia and more
recently in England , America , India , Germany , etc.
In Greece , amongst other things , the poet was honored with a Diploma of Honor and
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the Three - leafed Laurel by reason of : " His contribution to and Love of Literature and People
" (1998) with a Diploma of Honor and First prize from the " Polyptycho " , ( 1999 , 2000 ,
2001 ) , First prize from the NATIONAL ACADEMY OF LITERATURE .
Also , he was
awarded a plaque ' Third Literary Olympics 1998 " , the first " Goddess Athena " medal , 1999
, the second prize in the Pan Hellenic Competition " Delphi 2000 " as well as a Diploma and
medal celebrating the seventy years of " The Greek Literary Writer's Union", First prize from
D.E.E.L. , a prize from the European company E.K.L. , a Platinum Vergina Medal for the
book " Peaceful Dawn " ( 08 / 03 / 2001 ) etc.
In the year 2000 Vasilis (Fate) Dedes received the award Premio Artistico Letteration
International " PRIMAVERA CATANESE " ( II Presidente Comm. FRANCESCO ROMEO
GUZZETTA ) , and was also awarded the Diploma and medal Premio " OSCAR " from the
Academia FERDINANDES . He became a member of the INTERNATIONAL WRITER'S
AND ARTISTS ASSOCIATION , IWA ( President Dr. TERESINKA PEREIRA ) , New
York , U.S.A. ( 13th September , 2000 ) .
He received the Diploma for the celebration of Peace from the Impulse N.G.O. Network
in India , a certificate stating " Honor and Excellence " from the University of TOLEDO (
Ohio - U.S.A. ) , in December , 2001 and was included the Worldwide Poetry Anthology
(Ms Ilasina Kharbhih ) .
Recently : The Trofeo medal " OSCAR 2000 " , the " Academia FERDINANDEA "
medal , a plaque and Diploma : Premio " AMENANO " ( 02 / 02 / 2001 ) . In the year 2001 the
writer was honored and received the title nomination : " HONOURARY MEMBER OF THE
ACADEMY " - " For acquisition of cultural merit " - from the Academy FERDINANDEA ITALY ( Registry Number : L / 263 - 10 April 2001 ) , Worldwide Poetry Anthology " VOICE
OF CALCUTTA " , Editor : Biplab Majumdar ( 2000 , 2001), le DIPLOME de Grand
Concurs International 2001 - Academic Internationale de LUTECE ( PARIS ) DIPLOME
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DE BENEMERENZA " Edmondo De Amieis " ( II President Dott. MICHELE D' AGATA ) ,
Premio " U LIOTRU " di Catania ( “ per meriti speciali ”) , LETTER OF MERITORIOUS
ACHIEVEMENT , THE UNIVERSITY of TOLEDO , DIPLOMA D'ONORE , " Jacques
Prevert " 2001 , Diploma and medal
" GODDESS ATHENA - 2004 " , DIPLOME D'
ONORE " Bertolt Brecht " 2002 , Diploma and medal " FRANKFURT - 2001 " DIPLOMA
D' ONORE " Domenico Tempio " 2002 , DIPLOMA Premio and others . " Catania e il suo
volcano " ( 14 – 03 –2002 ) , " TRILLUSSA " , plaque " GIOVANNI VERGA " , " Il
Diploma di Cittadino Benemerito dell' ECUMENE " and others .
With the exception of Greece , where the poet has worked as a Doctor for ten years , his
books , translated into Italian were particularly successful and for this reason , apart from many
awards , he also received two title nominations of Member of the Academy
( Ace.
FERDINANDEA and Ace. DEL FIORINO ) of ITALY , ACCADEMICO D'ONORE con
medaglia d' ORO
( President Gran
Officiale
ALFREDO GAROFALO ) from the
ACCADEMIA del FIORINO , a New MEMBRE - a vie - ACADEMIE INTERNATIONALE
de LUTECE - PARIS .
He is a member of the National Company of Greek Writers and many other
similar Bodies .
His work has gone into many Anthologies as well as in the Harry Patsi Large
Encyclopaedia of Neo – Greek Literature .
VASILIS FATE - DEDE, IWA
Member of the International Company of Writers and Artists , New York . U.S.A.
Life member - Academic Internationale de Lutece - Paris
Member of the Academy - ACCADEMIA FERDINANDEA - ITALY
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Member of the Academy - Medaglia d ’ORO - ACCADEMIA DEL FIORINO – ITALY
Member - NATIONAL COMPANY OF GREEK WRITERS ( N.C.G.W. ) .
Member - d ’Onore della Societa Storica Cateneze.
Magistero Siciliano di Servizio Sociale
Member of the Greek Writers Union.
Member of the International Company of Greek Writers.
Member of the Pan Hellenic Writers Union.
Member of the European Company of Scientists , Artists , Writers .
Member of the Piraeus Association ( Establishment in 1894 ) .
Member of the Kallithea New Intellectual Circle.
Member of the Piraeus Medical Society.
Member of the " TETTIX " Cultural , Intellectual , Social Association.
The Poet's Works
The Dawn Star
Non – Greek
Poems 1966
The Country and him
Verse 1968
Flowing lands
Poems 1978
I’ll be a sailor
Children’s verse
The sound of this earth
Poems 1985
Words the sea hid from us
Poems 1991
Greek
Birth of the Birds of Love
Poems
Where you are , my Mother the Sea
Verse
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1980
My eyes ask for you
Poems
An interminable yearning
Poems
Yesterday I saw you in a dream
Poems
Greek , English , Italian , French , German
When the heart sings
Poems
I am coming to you
Poems
The Rock of Faith
Drama in verse
Broken stones
Poems
The blue of the sea
Short stories
The beauty of life
Fiction
And this day has gone
Poems
When will I go ?
Verse
We are all beggars
Verse
The Poet Vasilis F. Dede’s address :
“ TZANNEIO ” Hospital , Piraeus , Doctor
P.O. Box 80721 , Piraeus ,
Postcode 18 10 Tel: 010 412 1752
FLORAKIS, ALEKOS:
5 Kerinias Str., 156 69 PAPAGOU. Tel. 65.11.018
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FRANGOPOULOS, THEOFILOS:
32 Skoufa Str., 106 73 ATHENS. Tel. 36.31.531
FOTEAS, PANAGIOTIS:
4 Merlin Str., 106 71 ATHENS. Tel. 36.26.884
FOTOPOULOS, ATHANASIOS:
228 Papadiamanti Str., 123 51 AGIA BARBARA. Tel. 123 51
GALAZI, PITSA
4 K. Ourani Str., 22 LEMESSOS, CYPRUS. Tel. 00357-5-33.60.022 & 36.82.14 & 24.25.62
GALANOU IRENE
Poetess, Medical Doctor,
Ph.D.
Poetical Works:
1) THE SNAKE’S COAT (1983)
2) THE CHORUSES OF DESIRE (1990)
3) ODES TO APRIL (1994)
4) THE ADOLESCENT DAY (1994)
Address: 42 Pindou Str., 112 55 Athens. Tel. 20.26.023
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GARYFALAKI-NIKOLAOU LINA
Poet - Prosewriter - Essaywriter
Born, raised and educated in Athens. Studied at a Greek conservatory for a number of years and
received private lessons in classical singing, with which she was occupied as an amateur.
Worked as an air-hostess for OLYMPIC AIRWAYS.
Married to Cypriot Diplomat Polyvios Nikolaou.
Has been interested in Literature since her youth, with publications in a number of magazines .
She is a member of the “National Society of Greek Authors”.
Her Works:
POEMS
 On to life’s spinning wheel (Stin Anemi tis Zois) 1987
 In the tracks of time (Sta hnaria tou hronou) 1988
 If all is fading away (An ola svinoune) 1991
 If ever (An pote) 1992
 Yesterday… today (Hthes… Sinera) 1993
 Of Nicholas (Tou Nikola) 1994
 Rosepetals by the wind (Rodopetala st’ ageri) 1995
 It’s not only grief (Nie tylko zal) Pyblished in Poland 1995
 Jasmine ballads (Balades ton Yiasemion) 1996
TRAVELLER’S NOVELS
 Two worlds. Bangkok - Tokyo - Singapore (Dio Kosmi) 1993
 Sentora, fantasy island (Sentora, to nisi tis fantasias) 1994
ESSAYS
 The value of personality - Reflections (I axia tis prosopikotitas - Stohasmi) 1991
 Reflections over life and man (Stohasmi giro ap’ ti zoi ke ton anthropo) 1995
Address: 29 Ilioupoleos Str., 172 36 Ymittos. Tel. 97.07.533
GEORGEOGLOU NITSA
Essayist - Athenian writer. Two sons, four grandsons.
Apart from Greek, she speaks and writes: English, French and Italian. Has traveled a lot visiting
almost all European countries and most of the ones around Mediterranean Sea.
She has started writing in 1969 and the next year her first novel has been published. Since then she has
published 45 books through the main editors of Athens. Four others are on their way to appear soon.
She is specialized on novels, thrillers, science fiction, social and historical subjects, all of them for the
preadult age and circulating in several editions.
She has been awarded 19 prizes and various awards for her endeavor to promote reading among the
young. Member of the prevailing committees of Greece, she is visiting, when invited, shools and
litterary institutions to lecture on the pre-adult litterature.
List of titles of her books
Tom, Tommy and Co.
The Mustard Seed
The Secret Committee
A ship named Hope
Enterprise “Archimedes”
Toto is my guest
Freedom of a City
Islands and Waves
Year of first edition
1970
1971
1973
1975
1977
1977
1977
1978
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The Wrath of the Earth
Up the Hill
The Treasure of Troy
Before the Christian Era…
Chronicle of Thyateira
Moon Calling
The Golden Coin
In Byzantine Times…
Saturne Calling
Seas on Fire
Horse Farm
Irma’s Menagery
On Foreign Land
Uranus Calling
S.O.S High Danger
The Will of Youth
Through the Centuries
A Girl named “Argyro”
Dificult Steps
The Gods of Olympus
The Three “S’s”
The Freedom Knight
Adventure in Athens
The Striker…
A Dog named Fox
Soldiers of Mirth
Sealed Envelopes
Sunrise from Up Above
The Wings of Youth
Writen on the Waves…
A Dolfin is my Friend
Storms and Lulls
Doctors Without Frontiers
Close to Heavens
Open Roads
1978
1979
1979
1980
1981
1982
1982
1982
1984
1984
1985
1984
1985
1987
1986
1987
1987
1986
1988
1988
1989
1990
1990
1991
1990
1991
1992
1993
1993
1994
1994
1995
1996
1996
1996
Address: 83 Plastira 83, 171 21 NEA SMYRNI. Tel. 93.31.878 & 93.80.200
GERONTA RANIA
Born in Paralion Astros, Arcadia. Resides in Athens.
Studies: Graduate School of Translation and Interpreting of the Ministry of National Defence, (former
Head of Translation Dep.).
Member of the National Society of Greek Authors and of the Uniion of Greek Toyrism Writers.
PUBLICATIONS:
 Gems of Memory (poems, 1980).
 Seascapes (poems, 1984).
 Portraits of my native land (short stories, 1982).
 Greek Panorama (short stories, 1992).
 Travelling Through Sicily (travel, 1996).

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Arcadia: "Paralion Astros" (travel, 1997).
Translated in English by her husband, poet-philosopher Dimitris Gerontas.
Mother of Dr. Angelos Gerontas, short-story writer.
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GERONTAS DIMITRIS
Poet and essayist, member of the “National Society of Greek Authors” and of the “Hellenic Society
of Literature Translators”.
Born in Athens in 1934, he lived for a considerable period of time in Thessalonica, particularly in the
postwar years.
He has published 9 collections of poetry and essays, collaborates frequently with the main literary
periodicals and has given a series of lectures on literary and philosophical subjects.
Publications:
1) “Correlations - Western and Modern Greek Literature” (essays) 1963
2) Poems 1952 - 1972
3) Poems 1973 - 1977
4) “Great moments of Anglophone poetry”. Translations, Introduction and Notes by the
Author !981
5) Poems 1978 - 1982
6) “Meditations and Aphorisms” (Athens, 1986)
7) Collected Poems (Athens, 1989)
8) Collected Poems (Athens, 1994)
9) “Night in Tatters” (Translation of the short story collection by his son -doctor, writerAngelos Gerontas) 1996
Address: 42, Dikearchou Street, Athens 116 36 - Greece. Tel: 70.12.677
GIANNOPOULOS, ANTONIS:
31 Pylias Str., 121 36 PERISTERI. Tel 57.35.923
GIATRAS, DIONYSIOS
9 Panagi Kyriakou Str., 115 21 ATHENS. Tel. 64.10.509
GIZELIS VASSILIS I.
Plilologist, writer, poet. Professor of high school. Student of Pedagogical Academy. A graduate student
from Literaty Facuxty at Linguistic Department. He was born on 15 th of August 1938, in Plaka, a
village of St. Saranta, North Epirus. He lives in Athens now. He is a member of the "National Society of
Greek Authors".
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HIS WORKS ARE:
1. Difficult road
poetry, 1991
2. Eleftheriada
"
1992
3. The blu kiss
"
1992
4. I exist
"
1994
5. Stop telling me
"
1994
6. Balkaniada
"
1997
7. I'll grasp the sun
narrative 1995
8. Under the angry cyclone
"
1997
9. At the frozen valley
"
1997
10. Northepirot writers and their literary creation. - Study 1993.
Address: 20 Danili, NEOS KOSMOS 117 44 - ATHENS
GKIKAS, GIANNIS
27 K.Paparigopoulou Str., 114 73 ATHENS. Tel. 64.47.131 & 52.49.128
GOULIMI, ALKI
49 Didotou Str., 106 80 ATHENS. Tel. 36.10.745
GRAMMATIKOS MARIA
Poetess
Born in Lakka, on the island of Paxi, Eptanissa. Mrs Grammatikos obtained a Bachelor’s degree in
Archaeology from the University of Athens and has been a member of the National Society of Greek
Authors since 1979.
Mrs. Grammatikos has published several collections of poems, reviews and articles and has translated
various literary works. She speaks Italian, French, English and Spanish.
Her first collection of poems “25 Toccates and 6 Fugues” was published in 1979 and was honored
with the “Maria P. Ralli Award” in 1980 (new writer category). Her next collection of poems titled
“Oracle” (Philippotis Editions) included poems that were awarded the First Prize in the 1981 “Literary
Competition of the House of Fine Arts and Literature”.
“Ionian Sea 900 East” (Chrysothemis Editions) was published in 1985. This collection of poems
received in 1993 the “Dionysus Award” in Smyrna, Turkey. Her most recent work is titled “The
Pomegranate and the Sound” (Delphini Editions, 1996).
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Mrs. Grammatikos spent ten years in Milan, Italy where she published several poems in the Italian
press. She has translated into Greek articles and short stories from Italian, poetry fromFrench, Italian
and Spanish, Ernest Hemingway’s “Four Stories from the Spanish Civil War” (Delphini Editions,
1996), Carlo Collodi’s “Pinnochio’s Adventures” (Patakis Editions, 1991) and Stefano Zecchi’s
“Sensuality” (Patakis Editions, 1977)
Address: 3 Evgenias Str., 151 23 FILOTHEI. Tel. 68.21.179
GRIGORIADOU - SOURELI, GALATIA:
Author of books for young people. Born in 18/6/1930, in Kavala, Northern Greece.
EDUCATIONS DETAILS:
 The Damaskus school of Journalism
 The greek school of Social Workers
LITERARY APPOINTMENTS:
 European Honour List compiled by the University of Padua (1973)
 International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY) Honour List (1978)
 Hans Christian Andersen International Award, Greek Nominee, Ranked Eighth in the World
(1992)
MAJOR BOOKS:
 The sparrow in the red vest (1993)
 It matters to me (1990)
 The great farewell (1990)
 Game with no rules (1982)
 Before the final whistle (1988)
 The joung fireship captain (1989)
 Dancing in the forest (1995)
 The Emperor’s ring (1972)
 Katerina, for a place in Heaven (1989)
 The crazy boat without a rudder (1987)
 The moon the stamp and me (1987)
 Fourfouris, how the forest was created (1994)
 The wind plays the flute (1996)
 Alexis and the wooden horse (1973)
 The 12 moons (1972)
 Rigas from Feres (1984)
 The freedom roots (1971)
 Captain Kottas (1991)
 Together with the wind (1994)
 St. Bernards’ dogs (1994)
 Do, re, mi and a dog (1988)
 The 24 children of the kindest mother (1988)
 Our Circus (1990)
 The Magicians of the tape recorder (1991)
 Tomorrow is Sunday (1992)
 The life of Christ (1994)
 Good Morning Africa (1971)
 Dimitrios (1990)
 Burning Memories from Smyrna (1985)
 Is anybody here? (1994)
 The tails of Lafontain (1994)
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 In the Galaxy of EEC (1994)
 The five circles (1992)
 Anthology of Christmas and New Year’s eve novels (1994)
CONTRIBUTIONS TO MAGAZINES AND JOURNALS:
 Co-founder and co-editor of “Diadromes” magazine, the most respected, important and endorsed
magazine dealing with children’s literature in Greece.
 Regular collaboration with the magazine of the Metropolis of Piraeus.
HONOURS AND LITERARY AWARDS:
 Special award of the Smyrnians Union for the whole of her contribution to Greeks from Smyrni
(1990).
 Award from the Greek IBBY Branch for her novel “The Crystal Heart” (1989)
 Award of the Greek Society of Christian Letters for her book “Before the final whistle” (1989)
 Award of the Greek Federation of underwater activity and fishing sports for her novel “It matters
to me”.
 Award of the National Society of Greek Authors for her book “Burning Memories from Smyrna”.
 Academy of Athens, “OURANI - Award” for her whole contribution to greek literature (1980)
 IBBY International Honour List Award for her book “It matters to me” (1978)
 Honour List Diploma by the University of Padua for children’s literature “Provincia di Trento”
for the boo “The sparrow in the red vest” (1973)
MEMBERSHIPS OF LITERARY SOCIETIES:
 The Womans Literary Club
 The Greek Society of Christian Letters
 The National Society of the Greek Authors
 The Smyrnian Union
Address: 37 Acharnon Str., 145 61 Kifissia, Athens, Geece. Tel.: (01) 808.45.15
HITIROGLOU, KALLIA M:
Poet and travel-writer
BOOKS:
1. Dreamcaresses (Poems), 1992
2. Desires made of fire (Poems), 1993
3. The Himairahunter. Wanderings from Bosporus to Ararat. 1994
(First Panhellenic Prise, Rotary Club of Athens)
Address: 104 Kifissias Str., 15125 MAROUSSI. Tel. 80.63.893 - 80.51.366 - 64.53.325
IOANNIDOU - ADAMIDOU IRENA
Prose-writer, Playwright, Literary Translator (from English, French, Italian, Spanish, German into
Greek)
Born in Famagusta - Cyprus
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17 Published books:
1) “People, Ways and Destiny
(Novel - Athens, 1959)
2) “Maria - Cristina”
(Novel - Athens, 1960)
3) “Heroic Symphony”
(Novel - Athens, 1961)
4) “In the arms of the sea”
(Novel - Athens, 1962)
5) “Mrs. Rima”
(Novel - Athens, 1963)
6) “Mattinata”
(Novel - Athens, 1964)
7) “Glances”
(Short Stories - Athens, 1965)
8) “The World of the Mythology”
(Theater - Cyprus, 1967)
9) “Short Stories”
(Short stories - Cyprus, 1968)
10) “Ups and Downs”
(Short stories - Cyprus, 1973)
11) “56 Short Stories”
(Translations - Athens, 1976)
12) “We shall live” - “A sun like ours” (Two novels in one volume - Athens, 1981)
13) “Hungarian Short Stories”
(Translation - Athens, 1982)
14) “Symeos”
(Short stories - Athens, 1985)
15) “The price”
(Translation of the play by Arthur Miller - Athens, 1988)
16) “Poems”
(Translation of poems by the Italia poet Dante Mafia - Athens, 1988)
17) “Theodor’s daughter”
(Short stories - Athens, 1992)
58 Plays: 33 produced (Stage, Television, Radio) in Cyprus, Greece and other European
countries
86 Translations of foreign plays: 40 produced (Stage, Television, Radio) in Cyprus, Greece and
other European Countries.
Short Story International: Magazine (New York) has published 11 short stories from the books:
“Symeos” and “Theodor’s daughter”.
Address: 92 Makariou C’ Str., NIKOSIA KYPROS. Tel.. 00357-2-37.68.99 - Fax: 37.79.15
IACOVIDES MIMIS (MICHAEL) K.
Poet and translator born at Heliopolis of Egypt on 1926 from parents of Greek and Cyprus origin and
lives in Limassol Cyprus. After high school studies attended foreign languages and economic studies in
England and studied philosophy and literature.
He writes and speaks French and English. He is specialized in translation and studied mainly French
poetry, many poets of which has translated. He published poems and translations in literary magazines
of Greece, Cyprus and abroad. Writers and poets such as PAUL GLASTRE in “Nouvelle Litteraire” of
Paris and GASTON HENRY AUFRERE have written favourable critiques and translated his poems.
His poems have also been translated in many European languages.
He is member of the National Society of Greek Authors of Greece, the PEN CLUB International and
the National Society of Greek Writers of Cyprus.
He published the following books:
1) FRENCH POETS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY - ANTHOLOGY 1969.
Translation and diligence with short biographical notes of the translated poets.
Prefaced by ROGER MILLIEX.
2) POEMS 1973
3) CONTEMPRORARY FRENCH POETS - ANTHOLOGY 1973.
Translations and diligence with short biographical notes of the translated poets.
4) THE OPEN BOOK
Poems 1978
5) SEASONS
Poems 1983
6) NEW WRITING
Poems 1983
7) JOURNEY
Poems 1987
8) COMPOSITION
Poems 1987
9) WAYFARING
Poems 1990
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10) COLLECTION
11) CONVERSATION
12) PARENTHESES
Poems 1990
Poems 1990
Poems 1994
Address: 47 N.Pattichi Str., 30 71 LIMASSOL - CYPRUS. Tel. 05 - 33.28.06 & 38.88.35
KAKOULIDIS, GIANNIS
6 Tsakona Str., 152 36 PALEA PENTELI. Tel. 80.30.041
KALAMARAS, VASSO (nee Papayiannaki)
Born in Athens, Greece. Arrived in Australia in 1950 and since then has been a permanent resident in
Perth WA. She was educated in Greece and studied drama in Athens 1960-61, Graduate Diploma in
Education, Curtin University of Technology WA, Associateship in Fine Arts from WA Institute of
Technology. For 22 years she taught Modern Greek at C.M.C. of TAFE Perth Campus and has been
writing since the early 1950s. Leon Kalamaras, her hasband, Artist and Sculptor, Senior Lecturer in
Sculpture, Claremont School of Art. Son, Athanasios, Artist and Sculptor, Lecturer in Sculpture ans
son, Kostas, Archtitect/Sculptor, Author.
The Breadtrap (bilingual Greek/English). A three act play, awarded First Prize. Produced in Greek by
“Laiki Skini” in Melbourne and in English at the “Patch Theatre”, Perth in the latter part of 1982. Also
at “Patch Theatre”, PHRYNE, played in English. Also “Holiday in Greece”, produced in English,
“Olympus on the Porongorups”, produced in English. Little Eros, play for small children produced in
English, Patch Theatre 1982. Breadtrap published by Elikia Books, Melbourne 1986. Bitterness
published by Artlook, Perth, 1983. Bilingual book of short stories. Twenty-Two Poems (biilingual
Greek/English). Published by Author. Landscape and Soul (bilingual Greek/English). Tans.
V.Kalamaras/June Kingdon. Published by the Author. Impressions of a Journey, novel, published in
Athens, 1977 and awarded Literature prize in Athens, 1978. Literature Prize for the play “Breadtrap”
Greek Art Festival, Melbourne, 1981. Other Earth, four Greek Australian stories (bilingual
Greek/English), Fremantle Arts Centre Press, Fremantle, 1977. Fitst published in Greece in 1961 in
Greek. The Same Light, published by Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1989, in English. A collection of
shorts stories and poems. 1990 Western Australia Week Literary Award.
Genesis, a volume of poetry by Athina Publishers, Melbourne, 1993. The Unattainable, short story in
Micro Stories published by Collins, Angus & Robertson, Australia, 1993. The Pensioners. “The
Strength of Tradition” (1983) and Allan the Little Greek in “Reflections” by Elikia Books (1988).
“Neos Kosmos Vasso Kalamaras a unique personality” by Vivienne Morris, 7-5-92.
Vasso Kalamaras has had collections of poetry and short stories, novels and plays published in Greece,
Australia and America. Most of her work has been translated in English by the author. Some of her
short stories have been translated into Chinese by Fen Liang, a lecturer at Tianjin Foreign Languages
Institute, China. She received in Athens the Tsakalos Literature Prize for Prose in 1978 for Impressions
of a Long Journey, Landscape and Soul and was among the finalists in the Peter Stuyvesant Cultural
Foundation/ Sydney PEN Centre Golden Jubilee Literary Contest 1981. She won the Hellenism Award
for 1992. Received Certificate from Shire of Manjimup in recognition and appreciation for outstanding
contribution to the community on the occasion of the launch of her book “Genesis: 33 Poems”. She
received several grants from the Australia Council’s Literature Board in 1976, 1977, 1987, 1989, 1991
and from the Department of Arts, Western Australia, 1991 with which to continue her writing. She is
represented in the World Anthology of Short Stories and the World Anthology of Poetry, published in
Athens as well as in Decade, an anthology of Western Australian short fiction, also represented in the
Greek Anthology by Dr George Kanarakis (Sydney) and in Greek Voices in Australia in English also by
Dr George Kanarakis and many other anthologies throughout Australia and overseas. “Conflicts of
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Love” by Dr Con Castan, a book written about her work. “Migrant Daughters” by Helen Nickas.
Daughters of the Sun by Bruce Bennett and Susan Miller, University of Wa Press. Microstories by
Rosemary Sorensen, NSW, and many others. For one year in 1992 held a weekly programme, the
popular Vasso Kalamaras Programme on Hellenic Radio Service and she has participated in other radio
programmes.
With the aim of introducing the Greek comedy character Karagiozis to Australian audiences, has
written three bilingual plays with a Literature grant from the Australian Literature Board,, Sydney, O
Karagiozis Strikes It Rich performed in Sydney and Canberra in Greek, 1987 and Karagiozis The
Interpreter was performed with a grant in Perth by WA Theatre Company, with John Saunders as
Director. Vasso Kalamaras is the first author to write Karagiozis in English and introduce this character
to Australian audiences. She participated in many literature conferences and festivals in Australia. The
latest being at the International Greek Writers Conference in Delphi, Greece, 1992. Also in radio
interviews, on TV, and in magazines, on Literature participation (poetry and prose) in Greece and in
Australia. Future books are; The Expatriates, a book of short stories and her new three-act play People,
Life, Cement and Karagiozis Down Under was performed February 6-29 in Fremantle - John Saunders
as Director, supported by
Australia Council, Sydney, Department for the Arts-Government of Western Australia, and sponsored
by Baldivis (Kailis) Estate Wines, Western Australia. February 1992. Article in “West Australian”,
January 1992 “No Strings Attached to Vasso’s Greek Puppetry” by Ron Banks, Arts Editor.
Memberships: Pen, Perth (International); Fellowship of Australia Writers, WA, The Society of Women
Writers (Australia), National Society of the Greek Authors, Athens, Greece.
Address: 71 Selby Street, Daglish 6008. WEST AUSTRALIA. Tel. 09 381 5917
KALATZIS, KOSTAS:
Agiou Alexandrou 69, 175 61 PALEO PHALIRO. Tel. 98.13.308
KAMARINEA - ROSENTHAL, ISADORA:
University Professor and member of the "National Society of Greek Authors".
Address: D-4630 Bochum I, Am Dornbusch 28, DEUTSCHLAND.
Tel. 0049-234-350.098 Fax: 361.310
KAMVISIS, NIKOS:
27 Antigonis Str., 141 22 NEO IRAKLIO
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KANAVA, ZOE:
Zoe Kanava was born in 1933 in Nea Anchialos, Volos. She has attended course on child
developmental psychology and child psychology. She is involved in literature for children and young
people. Some of her words have received awards from the “Women’s Literary Group”, “The Society of
the Greek book for children”, “The Society of Christian Literature” and “Piraean League”. Her book
“Hitch-hiking at Eeaster” has received a mention in the roll of honour of Padua University. She worked
for several years as the producer of a children’s broadcast on the “Church of Greece” radio station. Her
published works to date include;
BOOKS:
 Liodaria ston ipodromo (Lions in the arena)
publ. in 1977
 Na sas po mia istoria? (Shall I tell you a story?)
publ. in 1980
 Ta genethlia tis helonas (The tortoise’s birthday)
“ in 1981
 To stihima (The bet)
“ in 1981
 Me tis alisides tis eleftherias (The chains of freedom)
“ in 1981
 O glaros tou Ai-Giorgiou (The seagull of St. George)
“ in 1982
 O saligaros vgeni amaxada (The snail goes for a ride on a horse drawn buggy) “ in 1983
 Apo ki vgeni o ilios (That’s where the sun rises)
“ in 1984
 Paschalia me oto stop (Hitch-hiking at Easter)
“ in 1985
 O polemistis tou megalou kastrou (The warrior in the lofty castle)
“ in 1987
 To tragoudi tou Philimona (Philimon’s song)
“ in 1988
 Istories me ti yaya kaseta (Stories with Granny Tape)
“ in 1988
 O Arpistis ke I Militsa (The Harp player and Appletree)
“ in 1991
 O Mihalis me to mihanaki (Michael and his bike)
“ in 1991
 Istories me ton papou Nikodimo (Stories with Grandpa Nikodimos)
 O yos tis vrontis (The son of thunder)
“ in 1995
 Istories olo fos (Stories full of light)
“ in 19 95
Address: 45 Xenias Str., 157 71 ZOGRAFOU. Tel. 77.00.064
KARAGIANNIS GEORGE ST.
Essayist, Writer of philosophical studies. He was born in Moyzaki of Karditsa in 1936. He is a teacher
graduate of philology [B.A.] ad doctor of philosophy [Ph. D.]
He was awarded a Ph. D in the philosophy of education [1976] and in the history of philosophy [1985].
He started teaching at High School in Pili of Trikala. He also taught in High Schools of Mouzaki
Karditsa, N. Smyrne, Kallithea . A’ Athens [Plaka] and Protypo Evangelike School of N. Smyrne.
He also taught an SELETE [High School of Technology] and was headmaster of High School of
Metsovo [1978 - 1979] as well as headmaster principal of the Lycee of Neapoli Vion Laconias [19791980] of Pogoniani and Arta [1980-1981].
He was a general inspector in secondary education in Igoumenitsa [1981-1982]. He was a director in
the teacher training School of secondary education [SELME] in Larissa [1982-1992]. There he also
taught philosophy to sedondary school teachers. He was also debuty at Teacher’s Training Institute
[1992 - 1994]. Also from 1987 to 1992 he was a teacher in T.E.I. of Larissa [Technological school
almost universitary level].
He tauhgt also in P E K of Larissa [School of teacher training] from 1992 to 1996. From 1990 to 1993
he taught in the University of Thessalonike.
He also is member of hellenic and International scientific companies.
He has written the following books and studies:
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1) Problems of Philosophy. Athens 1972, p. 58
2) L’ amour pedagogique dans la Grece antique Paris 1976, p. 260
3) The gnoseological problem in Parmenide’s philosophy. Athens 1977, p. 138
4) Lecture de Parmenide par les philosophes Grecs. Paris 1985, p. 290.
5) Philosophy and Ekonomy. Larissa 1989, p. 248
6) The decline of Marxisme. Larissa 1992, p. 114
7) Adventures of Metaphysics. Larissa 1994, p. 110
8) Essays of Philosophy. Larissa 1994, p. 766
9) Studies, articles and announcements in philosophy congress.
10) Studies in philology and history, entries in dictionnaries educational leaflets, translation
etc.
Address: 29-33 Koutlibana Str., 412 22 LARISSA. Tel. 041-61.94.79 & 61.94.76
KARAGIANNIS, STELIOS:
2 Patriarcou Ieremiou Str., 114 71 ATHENS. Tel. 64.61.434
KARAGIORGA, OLYMPIA:
8 Pindou Str., 154 51 NEO PSYCHIKO. Tel. 67.21.006
KARAGIORGAS, GEORGE:
17 Niovis Str., 152 37 FILOTHEI. Tel. 67.13.362
KARAGIORGOS, PANOS:
Univeristy Professor and member of the "National Society of Greek Authors.
He studied English and Greek literature at the University of Thessaloniki and earned his Ph. D. from the
Shakespeare Institute, Unyversity o Birmingham, under the guidance of Professor Terence Spencer. He
is a professor at Ionian University, Corfu, and currently lectures in English literature and English-Greek
translation in the Department of Translation.
PUBLICATIONS:
a) In Greek:
 Byron: "I katara tis Athinas". Averse translation of "The Curse of Minerva" 1972, 1995.
 "Six Unpublished Letters of Solomos to Lord Guilford", Ellinika 26 (1976) 117-31
 "Unpublished Letters of Kalvos", Deltio Anagnostikis Etaireias Kerkyras 19 (1982) 49-78
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 "Lawrence Durrell: The Worshipper of the Greek Islands", Hepeirotiki Estia 32 (1983)
203-6
 "Two More Unpublished Letters of Kalvos", Praktika E' Diethnous Panioniou Synedriou,
(Argostoli 1991) 95-105
 "Mavili's Translations from English Literature", Epistimoniki Epetirida tou Tmimatos
Xenon Glosson, Metafrasis kai Diermineias tou Ioniou Panepistimiou, A' (1992) 93-109
 A Short History of English Literature. Athens 1992.
 Shakespeare Studies. Thessaloniki 1992.
b) In English:
 Voices from Jannina. An anthology of contemporary Greek literature in translation, in
collaboration with D.W.Holton. Thessaloniki 1972.
 Love Folksongs of Rhodes. An anthology. Ioannina 1973.
 "The first Greek Translation of Shakespeare", Shakespeare Translation 2 (1975) 65-73
 "Shakespeare's Presence in Modern Greek Literature". Dodona, The Yearbook of the
Faculty of Arts, University of Ioannina, 6 (1977) 331-54
* Greek Translations of Shakespeare's Plays", Afieroma to Prof. Linos Politis, Thessaloniki
1979, 223-39.
 "Greek Shakesperiana", Shakespeare Translation, 10 (1984) 73-6
 An English-Greek Dictionary of Idiomatic Expressions (1992)
 An English-Greek Conference Terminology (1994)
 Shakespeare Studies 1995
 Notes on English Literature (forthcoming).
c) Books translated into Greek:
 Jhon Forte, The Commodore and the Colonels, Corfu 1981
 A.J.B.Wace & M.S.Thompson, The Nomads of the Balkans: An Account of Life and
Customs among the Vlachs of Northern Pindus, Thessaloniki 1989
 T.Spencer, Fair Greece, Sad Relic: Literary Philhellenism from Shakespeare to Byron.
Athens 1990.
 Lawrence Durrell, Prospero's Cell. (Municipality of Corfu publication). Thessaloniki 1992
 Beowulf. A verse translation. Thessaloniki 1996
 G.P.Henderson, The Ionian Academy (forthcoming)
Address: Ionian University, BOX 352, 491 00 CORFU. Tel. 0661/25.815 & 22.993
KARASTATHIS KOSTAS B.,
Novelist and historical researcher.
Books: a) Novel: 1) The revel and Sullas, 1990.
2) The church of Acropolis, 1993.
b) Short stories: 1) The Earthquake, 1978
2) The wish for the Sun, 1980
3) An Urgent Solution, 1983
c) Theatre: 1) The upper Hand, 1984
2) The hostages, 1995
d) Historical research: 1) The monastery of St. Georgios of Malessina and
Theologos (Halae of Lokris), 1965
2) The Byzantinian Monastery of St. Georgios of Malesina
and the History of the area, 1987
3) The Byzantinian Monastery of St. Georgios of Malessina
(initially the church of Virgin Mary of Melinitsas), 1994
Address: 25 Stef. Visantiou, 111 44 ATHENS. Tel. 20.25.143
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KARAVIA, MARIA:
17-19 Erifilis Str., 116 34 ATHENS. Tel. 72.38.796
KARGAKOS, SARANTOS I.
3 Kolokotroni Str., 151 21 PEFKI. Tel. 80.20.656 & 80.24.539
KARELLI, ZOE (Argyriadou, Chrysoula):
52 Gravias Str., 546 45 THESSALONIKI. Tel. 031/81.81.0
KARYDOYANNI CHRISTINA
Poetess - Prose-writer - Painter
She was born in Athens and studied at the Law School of the University of Athens
She published the following books:
CURRY - Elegies and Poems, 1966
PILGRIMAGE - Poems, 1968
FOR A BETTER HADES - Theatrical Piece, 1971
DAEDALIAN COURSE - Poems, 1976
BILL OF LAW - Short stories, 1978
THE SURMOUNTING OF PAIN - Theatrical Piece, 1982
NEW CENTAURI - Short Stories, 1984
ATHENS, ON THE AVENUES OF THE SPIRIT - Essay, 1985
20th CENTURY - THE TWILIGHT OF THE TITAN - Poetry, 1988
THYMELI OF A DREAM - Poetical Composition, 1994
Many of her poems and prose pieces have been translated into foreign languages and
appeared in newspapers and magazines in Greece and abroad. Her poetry and prose are distinguished
for their metaphysical guest, the profundity of thought, the wording and expressive harmony of the
verse and the anguished querries on life and man’s destiny. She has won many first prizes and other
distinctions in international competitions.
She is a full member of the National Society of Greek Authors and other spiritual and
cultural associations.
Address: 6 Amynta Str., 116 35 ATHENS. Tel. 72.17.236
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KARYTINOU - KOMNENOU, STELLA:
She was born in Athens from a family of teachers. She is a native of the islands of Ithaka and Samos.
She studied Law at the University of Athens and Vocal Music-Theory at the National Conservatory.
Her studies were followed by concerts and many significant presentations in the field of art, as well as
in musical and literary radio and television broadcasts.
Married with Manolis Karytinos. She has three children, two of them artists as well. The first child,
Lukas Karytinos, is chief conductor of the Greek National Opera.
Stella Karytinou started her career as a high official in the Bank of Greece, after she attended the
programme of “vocational education for officials”. On the top of her Bank duties she developed many
and various activities, such as collaboration in children’s campings of the Institution, acting as a guide
to the members of the greek-american assosiation AHEPA, GAPA and participated in tasks of social
solidarity in general, with the help always of the Management and the Health Fund of the Bank of
Greece.
She was regular collaborator of the monthly Bank magazine “Kyklos” under the supervision of
Nassos Detzortzis, during a period of ten years approximately.
She is a member of the National Society of the Greek Authors. She belongs to the editorial staff of
the periodical editions of the magazine “Review of Samos” and the cultural committee of the Bank of
Greece.
As a university student she was engaged in the literary publications of newspapers and magazines,
sych as “New Light”, “Horizons”, “Modern ways of thinking”, “New Estia” etc.
In competitions for novels, organized by he General Director of the Bank of Greece and academic
Mr. Xenofon Zolotas, with the committee members of the Academy, Messrs Elias Venezis, Thanassis
Petsa- lis-Diomidis and the poet Minas Dimakis, in the year 1964, she received a prize for her novel of
“The best present” and in the year 1966 for her novels of “Love” and “Temperation”.
In 1964, the Women’s Literary Company the presidency of Tatiana Stavrou and the great Greek
poetess Melissanthi, Mrs. Karytinou received a prize for her work “Wings” which is a poetry for
children. In 1965, her work “Course of time” received a prize from the poetic competition “Filadelfia”.
In 1995, the Cultural Assosiation of young Artists together with the school of music “Dimitris
Mitropoulos” awarded her a prize for her entire literary works.
She has presented at the floor Greek poets and writers, such as, Nikiforos Vretakos, Melissanthi, Elias
Venezis, Thanassis Petsalis-Diomidis, Efi Elianou, Ourana Diomatari and others. Since many years ago
she is organizing circles of communication with children and adults. She has organized school libraries
in villages situated in the Western part of Macedonia, near the borders of the country.
The poetry and the prose of STELLA KARYTINOU as well as her criticism formulated sometimes
by her is characterized by a strength of sensitivity and an eloquent lyricism.
SOME OF THE WORKS OF STELLA KARYTINOU
 “The Tale” - 1963
 “All that has not been told to us” - Poetry for children - 1963
(commendation by the Women’s Literary Company)
 “Wings” - Poems - 1964
(prize of poetry for children by the Women’s Literary Company)
 “Course of time” - Poems - 1965
(prize from the poetic competition “Filadelfia”)
 “Return” - Poetry - 1974
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 “The violet mountain” - Prose - 1976
 “Spring table” (participation) - 1978
 “Sliveni” - Prose - 1984
(novel prize)
 “The undelivered” - Poems - 1989
 “Ionian Sea” - Poems - 1989
 “Sample of Writing” (participation) - 1989
 “Annual Anthology” of Davlos (participation) - 1989, 1990
 “Contemporary Literary Men of Greece” (participation) - 1990
 “Silenced were the forest’s flutes” - poems - 1991
 “The wisdom of the novels” of D.Kakalidis (participation) - 1991, 1992
 “Moonlight” - Poems - 1995
 “Archtypal pain” - Poems - 1995
WORKS TO BE PUBLISHED
 “Thy will be done” - Poems
 “Starflowers” - Poetry for children
OPINIONS ON THE WORKS OF STELLA KARYTINOY
It is a very remarkable thing when people of a certain age have the strength to give back to the child,
and at the same time to be able to keep the virginity of their souls, within the pure and immaculate
borders of the tender age of the children. To be able to meditate not only for the child, but above all like
a really true child.
MENELAOS PALLANTIOS, Academic, 1964
Her award of the prize by the Women’s Literary Company is justified, because her poems “The
Wings” shows a great deal of tenderness, and he simple verse of those poems can be understood, can be
loved and be recited by a child.
PETROS HARIS, Academic, 1964
The work “you took me away and I felt it, my love” is very good. It is distant remembrance of the
work of Solomon “Songs of the Songs”.
THRASSIVOULOS STAVROU, 1965
The “Violet Mountain” is an excellent book.
EVANGELLOS PAPANOUTSOS, 1976
Two words of love for your “Violet Mountain”. The whole book is yourself, your psychicism, your
fantasy, the tenderness, as wellas your idealism.
MELISSANTHI, 1976
Into the wave of prosaism of our times, your collection with the title “Sliveni” came as a breeze of
freshness, cleanliness and decency. So warm, so authentic and so poetic.
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TATIANA STAVROY, 1984
Your poems full of eloquent feelings and genuine lyricism. Your novels for which you received a
prize worthily, and your work “The Violet Mountain”, are an honour to our literature for children.
TAKIS VARVITSIOTIS, 1985
Your life is transubstatiated into art of a high inspiration and an integral rendering. Your literary pen
creates something like a fabulous magic.
HRISSANTHI ZITSEA, 1985
Address: 45 Midias Str., 171 22 NEA SMYRNI. Tel. 93.38.946
KASSIANIS, ELEFTHERIOS:
71 Poseidonos Str., 163 45 ILIOUPOLI. Tel. 97.36.001 - 97.35.507
KATRAKIS POTIS
Atorney, Poet, Playwright and prose writer.
Potis Katrakis was born in 1930 at Demonia Laconia in Greece. He is Director of the legal Service of
the Municipality of Piraeus, a member of the National Association of Greek Authors, Athens Philology
Association Parnassos and Piraeus Association. Previously he was vice-chairman of the Municipal
Counsil of Piraeus-Vice president of the Piraeus Bar Association, Chairman of the Theatre Society of
Piraeus.
In 1966 Potis first published a novel consisting of 500 pages entitled Pergurer. He started to write
poety in 1976 and theatrical plays in 1986. Up to the present time he has published fifty-four literary
works including four novels: The Pargurer 1966. Those who never Return from foreign lands 1970,
winds of violence, 1973 and the night wayfarer, 1984. Three collections of short stories entitled. Life
calls 1975 the outcast 1976. Naked in the snows 1978 and a travel book. Travelling in the Soviet Union
1985. Two essays: Problems in Poetry 1982 and Qualitative criteria for the assessment of Poetry, 1992.
Twenty nine poetic collections. Guess 1976, the Harness 1977, Lyrics 1980, Apocalypse 1981, Holy
Apocalypse 1981, Course towards feeling 1983, Attikos Sky 1983, Icon Stand 1985, Hermit in Athos
1985, Come 1987, Wounded by Aids 1987, A Mother in love, 1988, Antigone 1988, Mislead
Revolutionary 1989, Godly Dialogues 1990, Love Poems 1990, Betrayed wife 1991, Bewitched Soul
1992, Political Trilogy 1992, This world 1993, The crucifixion 1994, Love Poems No 2 1994, The
National Vibrations; 1994, Love poems No 3, 1995, Love Poems No 4 1996, Spring time walk 1996,
One hundred poems inverse, part I, 1996 one hundred poems in verse, part II, 1996. Sixteen theatrical
plays: In the country of the Sun 1977, Thermopyles 1986, Holidays in Icaria 1986, Uninvited Guest
1987, wounded by Aids 1987. The insatiable 1987, Euridice 1987, the Triangle 1987, The Chatterbox
1988, Betrayed love 1988. The wife of my friend 1988, Gregory’s Horn 1989, o Aghios Mamas (St.
Mamas 1990) one act plays, a moron is wanted 1990, The confusion 1992.
Potis Katrakis has been honoured with seven literary prices by the following associations. In 1987
by the Christian Literary Association, in 1987 by the Literary Association of Piraeus, in 1989 by the
Union of consumers of Greece, in 1994 by the Rotary club of Piraeus, in 1994 by the Association of
civilisation of Greece Phivos, in 1995 by the Municipality of Piraeus, in 1996 by the Poliptiho Literary
biographical dictionary. He has been listed and honoured with distrinctions by the international
biographical centre of Cambridge.
Address: 62 Kolokotroni Str., 185 31 PIREUS & 11 Thrasyvoulou Str., 185 34 PIREUS.
Tel. 41.22.478 - 41.20.863
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KATSAVOS VASSILIS
12 Skra Str., 152 37 FILOTHEI, (Athens - Greece). Tel. 68.14.037
Novelist, Play writer, Poet, Essayist.
His books:
1) “GAMOS STA KHARAKOMMATA”, short storys, Athens 1974.
2) “ANDARIASMENA KHRONIA”, novel, Athens 1984.
3) “ONIRA STIN KOLASSI”, novel, Athens 1989.
4) “TESSERIS PARALLAGHES”, 4 theatricals, Athens 1983.
5) “I AKIMITI FOTIA”, theatrical, Athens 1975.
6) “LYRIKI PAROUSSIA”, poems, Athens 1975.
7) “TO PARALOGO KE I TEKHNI”, Aesthetic treatise, Athens, a’ ed. 1970, b’ ed. 1990
8) “I SIKHRONI MORFI TOU GLOSSIKOU PROVLIMATOS”, linguistic treatise, Athens
1980
9) “I ASSIATIKI NIKTA”, political treatise, Athens 1992.
10) “GLOSSA, I ASSIGASTI AGONIA”, linguistic treatise, Athens 1995.
Address: 12 Skra Str., 152 37 FILOTHEI. Tel. 68.14.037
KEFALAS, ILIAS B.
MELIGOS TRIKALON - 421 00 TRIKALA - Greece. Tel. 0431/94.297 - 27.273
KIDONIATIS, ZANET
Prose-writer, essaywriter
 14 Lectures, “Thoughts and opinions”, 1991.
Second (B’) publication, 1992.
 “Wherever is the spirit of God, there is freedom”, 1992.
Second (B’) publ., 1993.
 “Four women, Four seasons”, 1995.
Address: 39 Ypsilantou Str., 106 76 ATHENS. Tel. 72.30.900
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KINTZONIDIS P. LEFTERIS
Poet - Reviewer
He was born in 1936, in Veria. Today, he is a doctor in Thessaloniki. He contributes to many
magazines and newspapers in Greece and he belongs to the editorial staff of many encyclopedias.
He is a member of the biggest Litterature society of Greece (“NATIONAL SOCIETY OF GREEK
AUTHORS”) and of U.M.E.M.
He has been awarded many times for his work.
His books are:
 ON THE WEST OF A CITY, Thessaloniki 1958
 THE SORROW OF THE ROSES, Thessaloniki 1961
 CATACOMBS, Thessaloniki 1976
 ENCLOSED, Thessaloniki 1977
 STEFANOS CHRISOS, Thessaloniki 1977 (Study - Research)
 SELECTION, Thessaloniki 1977 (French version of his work and presentation from
Mr. G. Zografakis)
 SCRIBONES, Thessaloniki 1981
 PRESENTATIONS, Thessaloniki 1982 (G.Boukouvalas - P.Papageorgiou - Essay)
 THE PAINTER K. LILIAN, Thessaloniki 1983 (Essay)
 REFLECTION INTO THE DIM LIGHT, Thessaloniki 1983
 THE PAINTER A. ZAMBETOGLOU, Thessaloniki 1984 (Biography and explanatory
presentation of his work)
 THE PORTRAIT OF POET T. GOSSIOPOULOS, Thessaloniki 1985
 SHADOWS AND THE DAWN, Thessaloniki 1991
 ERIOLI, Thessaloniki 1991
 THE PAINTER OF PINDOS, Thessaloniki 1995
Address: 28 Avdela Str., Mikro Emvolo, KALAMARIA - 551 31 THESSALONIKI. Tel.
031/41.59.18
KOKKINAKI, NENA:
Nena Kokkinaki was born in Athens at 13/8/1951. She is a teacher of Greek Philology, doctor of
modern Greek at the University of Athens. She is an editor of the newspaper “KATHIMERINI”
(Daily) and collaborator of many literary and scientific magazines. Mostly she works as a reviewer.
Her first appearance in literature was at 1990. Her books, wich have already been published are:
A’ Novels:
1. “Awoman of paper”, published by “Domos”, 1991. 2 nd edition: 1995
2. “Iride scences in absence”, published by “Domos”, 1992
3. “An armchair in the living room”, published by “Domos”, 1993
4. “Natalia”, published by “Patakis”, 1994. 4th edition: 1996
5. “Margarita”, published by “Patakis”. 3th edtion: 1996
6. “Searching for the white light”, published by “Domos”, 1996
B’ Essays:
1. “George Theotokas: at 30 years after his death”.
Her books wich have not yet been published are:
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1. “Birthday present”, a novel
2. Her doctoral thesis with them the writer M. Karagatsis. The literary profil of the person who
marked a generation.
She has been awarded repeatedly for the work and she is in the board of directors of the Literary
woman’s society. Also she is a member of the National Society of the Greek Authors.
Address: 6 Pyrrou Str., 116 34 ATHENS. Tel. 75.25.614
KOKKINAKIS SPYROS: Writer; b. 17 Nov. 1954. Piraeus; s. of Christos Kokkinakis: m.
Evangelia Prosinkli; one d.; ed. Univ. of Athens. Panteion Univ. (Ph.D. in Public Administration);
higher civil servant. Ministry of Health, Welfare and Social Insurances; has been Vice-Pres. Patriotic
Foundation of Social Welfare and Understanding (PIKPA) of Karpenisi, board mem. National
Foundation for the Recovery of Infirm Persons, Sikiarideion Foundation for Children, Pres.
Michalineion Centre for the Protection of Children; board mem. State Infantile Day Nurseries,
Children’s Villages SOS of Greece; mem. National Society of Greek Writers, Parnassos, Piraeus
Association, Philology Shelter of Piraeus, Philiki Society of Scientist Artists, Group for the
Inernationalization of Greek Language etc.; has been honoured by Ecumenical Patriarchate and other
institutons.
Publications include: Poetry: “Suffocation” 1974, “Parthenogenesis - The Robbers” 1974, “In the
floor’s crack” 1976, “The farewell of the silence” 1977, “The waves of the Aegean” 1979, “The form
of sacrifice” 1979, “The face’s apprenticeship” 1981, “In a time of doubt” 1983, “Memory endless”
1990, “Pictures and others” 1995; Others: “Country Councils for the Protection of Children” 1978,
“Sixty years from the translation into Greek of the Valley of Roses” 1987, “The universality of the
Greek language” 1992, “The influence of Italian literature to the cultural life of Greek people since the
mid-18th century” 1992, “The facing of extra necessities in responsibility of Ministry of Health,
Welfare and Social Insurances” 1994.
Address: 17 Aristotelous Street, 10187 Athens, tel. 5232658 (office); 82 Kallikratida Street 18544
Piraeus, tel. 46.28.011 (home). Tel. 46.31.274.
KONSTANTINOU, B.:
11 Aiolou Str., 175 61 PALEO FALIRO. Tel. 67.14.436
KORELAS, CRISTOS:
55 Ethnikis Antistaseos Str., 152 31 CHALANDRI. Tel. 67.14.462
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KORKOLOPOULOS, DIONYSIOS B.:
3 Salteli Str., 111 41 ATHENS. Tel.: 20.17.859
KORFIOTI, VERA.
Poetess
WORKS:
1. “POEMS I.”
2. “POEMS II.”
3. “THEME: POETRY” (Poems)
4. “IF I SPREAD THE SPHERE OF
MY SOUL WITH ALL ITS FOLDS” (Poems)
5. “RECOGNIZING THE DEAFNESS” (Study)
6. “I COME BACK TO THE POETRY” (Poems)
Nicosia 1971
Nicosia 1975
Limassol 1978
Limassol 1985
Limassol 1995
Limassol 1995
Address: 9 Evaggelistrias Str., 3031 LIMASSOL, CYPRUS. Tel. 051-70.359
KOSTARIDI, VASSO (Mrs.):
Prose writer
Born in Yannena Greece, she lives in Athens. She has studied foreign languages (french, english,
spanish, italian) and decoration. She has worked in the commercial sector and in the United Nations
Organisation (Geneva). She has been honoured with literary awards in Greece and abroad. Extracts of
her works have been published in greek and foreign literary magazines and Anthologies. Member of
the National Society of Greek Authors. Also member of Cultural and Women’s Organisations, she is
cooperating for the edition of their newspapers and magazines.
BOOKS:
 “Dawn, daughter of the night”, novel
1st edition “Dodoni” 1987, 4th edition “Pitsilos” 1996.
 “No, thank you”, novel
Editor “Pitsilos” 1993
 “Mrs. M. is investigating”, short stories’ collection
Editor “Pitsilos” 1994
Address: 31, Kolokotroni street, 152 37 Filothei-Athens, Greece. Tel.: (01) 68.31.872 & 36.23.520
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KOUROS, NIKOS:
Poet, actor.
B. 1928. Athens, Greece. Member of the National Society of Greek Authors.
Publications:
 “The duelist of the silence” - Poetry
 “Wandering in a limited place” - Poetry
 “Or… disjunctive conjunction” - Poetry
Address: 16 Ivis Str., 175 62 PALEO FALIRO. Tel. 96.27.662 - 96.27.668
KOUTSOUVELI, KASSIANI - ANNITA:
Born in Athens.
Studies:
 David’s school of English.
 Scholarship at the Conservators os Athens
 Professional acting with the Actors Studio
Poetry books:
 “Cosmos”, 1972
 “Fossils”, 1988
 “I have the right”, 1993
 “Bread and some hope”, 1996
Movie Scripts:
 “The Love Bus”, 1984
 “Last September”, 1993
Address: 19 Vaou Str., 176 75 GLYFADA. Tel. 96.27.662 - 96.27.668
KOUVELAS G. D.
Theologian, litterateur
Since 1967 he directs the monthly magazine of Greek-Orthodox witness "Syndesmos". He has written
20 books of social and religious content. Some of them; the short stories "Of Sky And Of Fire", the
essays "Confusion In Our Times And The Way Out", the history books "Murderer Priests During The
German Occupation", "The Greek Church In The National Resistance", thw studes "Moral Crisis In
The Scandinavian Countries", "Zacque Maritaine; A French Philosopher Of Freedom", and the school
books "Cristianity And The World" and "History Of The Church".
Address: 76 Lakonikis Str., 241 00 Kalamata, Greece.
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KRANIS, DIMITRIS:
9-13 Gravias Str., 106 78 ATHENS. Tel. 38.38.626 & 38.03.882
KRAPSITIS, VASILIOS:
74 Themistokleous Str., 106 81 ATHENS.
LADIA HELEN
44 Kavatha Str., 157 73 ZOGRAFOU. Tel. 77. 04. 434
LAMBROPOULOU, VOULA:
Writer
Works:
 Women in pythagorean societies (1976)
 Hypatia, the Alexandrian philosopher (1976)
 The right of foetus and newdorn child (1982)
 The pregnagh and childberth in art (1981)
 Philosophy of sexes, vol. I. (1984), vol. II. (1986), vol. III. (1995)
 Female dances in ancient Greece (1986)
 Women in Papadiamantis works (1992)
Address: 56, Pythias Str., 113 64 Athens, Greece. Tel. 86.14.351, 72.49.192 - Fax: 72.48.979
LAMNATOS, VASSILIS:
Poet and Writer.
B. Aug. 14, 1939. Kato Chrysovitsa Etolias.
Ed. Journalism, sociology, history of art and critical contemporary philosophy at Queens College,
Univ. of New York. Institute of Banking Financial Studies; Counsellor to Public Relations and
Marketing Direction, Commercial Bank of Greece; Contributor to ERT and Radio Station of Church
of Greece; recipient of many awards and distrinctions;
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PRIZES:
1) Queens College of the New York City in 1965
2) Académe des Poètics Classiques de France 1984
3) Académie Internationale de Lutèce, 1985
His Books:
POETRY:
 Blooming lilies, 1961
 The scanner of Roumeli, 1963
 Sea’s longings, 1964
 Remote voices, 1968
 The scrubs’ walker, 1971
 Bloodstained earth Cyprus, 1978
 Kosmas Etolos, 1995
FOLKLORE:
 The life in winter quarters 1973/1981,
 Shepherds life on the mountains 1976,
 Customs of shepherds 1979,
 The months of Greek agricultural life 1982/1987.
HISTORY:
Tree historical Families of Roumeli 1994
ESSAYS:
Songs of Eperos and Stylianos Bellos, 1979
Virgin Mary through the Greek songs, 1991
Mitsos Katsinis: The poet of peace and compassion ,1987
The literary work of the writer Vassilis Krapsitis, 1993
THEATRE:
Katsantonis, 1974
Address: 2 Mathiou Makka Street, 115 26 Athens, tel. 69.14.941
LAMPADARIDOU-POTHOU MARIA:
Maria Lampadaridou-Pothou is a poet, novelist and playwright, and has been honoured by the
Academy of Athens and by other Literary Bodies. She was awarded a fellowship by the Government of
French and followed theatrical studies in Sorbonne, Paris. There she met Samuel Beckett and had
correspondence with him for many years.
Books of hers have been translated into French, English and Swedish. In 1991 the Greek Ministry of
Culture nominated her for the European prize.
Her theatrical plays have been performed in Greece, Belgium, the United States and Canada. Also,
she has translated into Greek several books from French and English among which plays of Samuell
Beckett.
H e r p u b l i s h e d b o o k s:
“Encounters”, poetry, 1959.
“The Vision of Alexis Feras”, novel, 1960.
“Study”, poetry, 1961.
“Small Worlds”, poetry, 1963.
“Little Cage”, novel, 1965.
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“Paper Faces”, short stories, 1968.
“Landscapes of Adolescence”, poetry, 1969.
“Grey City”, novel, 1971.
“The Light of your Face”, poetry, 1973.
“In our betrayed times”, poetry, 1975.
“That child was a Star”, poetry, 1979.
“Orpheus in the enchanted forest”, children’s book, 1980.
“Samuel Beckett - The Experience of the existential Grief”, essay, 1980.
“Odysseas Elytis - A vision of the World”, essay, 1981.
“A Letter to my son and a Star”, 1982.
“Answer to a letter and a remorse”, 1983.
“I walk and I dream”, poetry, 1984.
“Nights of Moonlight”, poetry, 1984.
“My House of Asia Minor”, poetic prose, 1986.
“Maroula of Lemnos”, historical novel, 1986. (Prize of Academy of Athens)
“Walking and Dreaming”, radio monologues, 1987.
“Superriority”, short stories, 1987.
“Mystic Passage”, poetry, 1989.
“Body”, remember not only how you have been loved”, novel, 1990.
“Doxanio”, historical novel, 1990.
“Twilight of Lonoliness”, short stories, 1991.
“Nikiforos Fokas”, historical novel, 1992.
“With the Storm Lamp”, novel, 1993 (Prize of the Academy of Athens)
“Natalia and Christina”, novel, 1994.
“On the wings of the wind”, poetry, 1995.
“The City has been taken, been taken…” (The Fall of Constantinople), historical novel, 1996.
Address: 8 Karkavitsa Str., 154 52 PALEO PSYCHIKO, Tel. 67.26.747
LAMPADARIS, DIMITRIS:
Writer, educator;
b. 1923, Lafko, Volos; s. of Evangelos Lampadaris; m. Filitsa Raptou; one d.; ed. Pedagogical
Academy of Larissa, postgraduate studies at Univ. of Athens, Panteion Univ. (Dipl.), studies on French
language, accountancy and shorthand; journalist and contributor to encyclopedias; then appointed as
teacher in Primary Education 1951-65, inspector 1967-71, prefectural inspector of Primary Education
1971-80; has been Vice-Pres. Union of Journalists and Writers on Tourism; mem. National Society of
Greek Authors, Hellenic Folklore Society of Thesssalians, Association of Friendship Greece-Popular
China; treasurer Federation of Magnesiotes’ Associations of Attica, Sec.Gen. and Pres. Association of
Pilion’ Friends; participated National Resistance movement during the German Occupation; recipient
of distinction from Athens Academy, Medal of National Resistance, distinction of Athens’
Magnesiotes and several awards; many lectures and constibutions to magazine and newspapers.
Publications include:
“My Place and its People”, 1956.
“Ancient Olizon”, 1958.
“Mind disorders during childhood”, 1964.
“Christmas at the village”, 1965.
“Folklore customs in Pilion”, 1966.
“The Greek Freedom”, 1966.
“The Parents and the Child”, 1968.
“Cultural Portraits”, 1981.
“The Great Awakening”, 1984.
“Boardless World”, 1988.
“Short Studies”, 1990.
Leisure interests: music. Languages: French.
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Address: 13 Atalantis Street, 10445 Athens, tel. 8824491.
LAMPIRI, IO:
22 Heyden Str., 104 34 ATHENS. Tel. 82.39.558
LAMPSIDIS, ODYSSEAS:
54 Zakynthou Str., 113 62 ATHENS
LANTAVOS, COSTAS:
10 Koumoutdourou Str., 412 22 LARISSA. Tel. 0421/25.89.89 & 25.33.29
LAZAROU SOFOKLIS.
poet and prose-writer.
Lazarou Sofoklis was born in Pafos, Cyprus, in 1932. He studied literature at the School of Philosophy
at the University of Athens. On his return, in 1955, he was appointed Secondary School teacher.
Berween 1963-1965 he attended a post-graduate course at the Teachers’ College of Education in
Athens. He worked in secondary schools for 37 years, most of which he served as a Headmaster. He
got actively involved in the EOKA struggle 1955-1959 for the freedom of Cyprus. In September 1958,
after being captured and tortured by British and Turkish intrerogators, he was imprisoned in the
concentration camps of Polemi and Mammari, where he was held until the end of the Struggle in 1959.
The torture he suffered there, is referred to in his prose work “Odos Eleftherias-Stasi Thanatou”
(Liberty Street-Death Stop).
Between 1970-1973, in collaboration with other poets, he published the “Literature and Arts
Review”. It was at his initiative that the Society of Pafos Writers was founded. He was the first
President of the Society. He was also a member of the Advisory Committee of Letters. He is a member
of the National Society of Geek Authors and the National Society of Cypriot Writers. At present, he is
on the Pafos Scool Committee. He is also on the publishing committee of the Council for the Historical
Memory of the EOKA 1955-1959 Struggle.
His Works:
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“Endoskopio” (Endoscope), poems, 1961.
“Odos Elefterias-Srasi Thanatou” (Liberty Street-Death Stop), prose, 1969, 1997.
“Demotiko Dragoudi” (Folk Song), scool text-book, 1976.
“Epistrofi” (Return), poems, 1981.
“Endon Porevomenos” (Journeying Within), poems, 1988
State Commendation by Ministry of Education and Culture of
Cyprus.
“Katagrafes” (Testimonies), poems, 1993
- Second State Proze by Ministry of Education and Culture.
Various publications of criticism, narratives, research work, etc.
Address: 2a Greg. Afxentiou - 8010 CYPRUS. Tel. 003576 - 23.23.55
LAZOGIORGOS - HELLINIKOS, DIMITRIS:
Proser-writer, Poet, Essayist, Playwriter, Translator, TV and Radio Speaker.
He was born in Athens (1940).
STUDIES:
a) ECONOMIC UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS
b) Theatrology at VIENNA UNIVERSITY
HE TAUHGT:
1. At the "DRAMATIC SCHOOL OF ATHENS (1968-1974)
a) Ancient and Modern Greek Literature
b) Theatre History
c) Dramatology
2. At the PUBLIC UNIVERSITY "FLORIDSDORF" of Vienna's Municipality (1979-1988)
a) Modern Greek
b) Modern Greek Literature
HE WORKED AS:
 Substitute General Director of the "HALFSTATE THYMELIC COMPANY OF LINOS
KARZIS" and stage assistant for Ancient Tragedies (1965-1968)
 Member of the Board of Directors of the "FINE ARTS AND LETTERS FOUNDATION" of the
Ministry of Culture (1971-1974)
 Art Director at the A' SKYROS FESTIVAL (1993)
 Permanent Collaborator of the State TV and Radio (1966-1976) and the first one who
established broadcasts concerning Culture, Art and History through the Greek TV, for about ten
years (1966-1975).
HE HAS STAGED:
The play "PROMANTEMATA" in 1993 at the SKYRO'S FESTIVAL and in 1994 at the
Ancient Theatre of the Papago's Municipality.
HE HAS BEEN:
 Member of the Board of the Directors of the "National Society of Greek Authors", since
1994
 Member of the oldest literary Assocation of Athens "PARNASSOS", since 1972
PUBLICATIONS:
Up to now (1997) 37 books have been published:
Six essays and Studies:
1. "Pericles Giannopoulos, a prophet of the Hellenism", 1963
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
"Delphian Idea", 1970, 1986 and 1996
"The warlike virtue of Greeks", 1977
"The Aeschillus apocalypses for Atlantida - The real Promitheus", 1980, 1993 and 1996
"Seven Greek essays", 1996
"Emmanuel Chaeretis, the unknown Prophet of Hellenism", 1997
Poetry:
"Ten poems by Dimitris Lazogeorgos-Hellinikos with painting comments by George
Panoutsopoulos", 1969
Short Stories:
"Mistress Leni and the "pincher" Christ"
Two historical books:
* "From George A' to Constantin B'", 1974
* "The eight Greek Civilizations"
Theatre:
"CHRYSSOSTOMOS OF SMYRNA, the martyr of the Nation and Saint" , 1996
(First Literary Prize 1996 of "HESTIA NEAS SMYRNIS")
Collection, study and syperintendence of other person' works:
1. "Perikles Giannopoulos (wholes works)", 1963, 1966, 1968, 1977, 1980 and 1993
2. "Linou Karzi: The Greeks create their new myth, 1995
3. "Linou Karzi: Hesties Hellinikou Zoismou and the Delfian Idea of Sikelianos", 1997
Children's book:
"The flood of Defkalion"
Anthologies:
1. "Fool ("Koroido") Moussolini", 1972
2. "The Sensationals", 1993
3. "The book of Greeks - PROMANTEMATA", 1994
Bibliographies:
1. Publications, editions, unpublished works etc. bibliographical elements of Angeliki
Chadjimichali,
1966
2. The editions, publications, the typewritted texts and other bibliographical elements of Costas
Faltaits wihch exist in the records of Angeliki Chadjimichali, 1975
Book reviews (critics):
1. "The roses valley (The chronicle of another Civilisation) by Paul-Amadeus Dinach", 1976
2. "Two interchangeable fates of the remainders of a German philologist (private educator)",
1981
Two translations from ancient Greek and from the purified language:
1. "Aeschillus: Promitheus Desmotis (prisoner) - Promitheus Lyomenos (free) - Promitheus
Pyrforos
(burning)", 1990
2. "The ceremony of 'Akathistus Hymn' dedicated to the Holy Virgin", 1991
Translations of ten short stories of Irimbert Ganser from German:
"Da Lachen die Goetter - (Here Gods laugh)", 1991
Translations of four children's books of the serie: "The gang of 'Pitsa' ", from German:
1. "Spaghetti in the reservoir", by Margott Potthoff, 1996
2. "The gosts don't eat sardines", by Tina Gaspari, 1996
3. "Hands down from the young bears", by Evelyn Kolnberger, 1996
4. "An unbelievable story", by Margott Potthoff, 1996
Two disc-books:
1. "Myrtiotissa, the painful poetress of love", 1973
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2. "Kavafis" (Short study and presentation), 1974
Three discs with voices from Literary persons under the general title:
"Voices through the time", 1990
Six reprints from miscelaneous editions or publications of his works
AWARDS:
 First Literary Prize 1996 for his theatrical book: "CHRYSSOSTOMOS OF SMYRNA, the
Martyr of the Nation and Saint" , from "HESTIA NEAS SMYRNIS"
 First Literary Prize 1997 for Short Story of "PIRAIKOS ASSOCIATION"
Literary Address: Bookstore “AKROKERAMON” - 127 Paraschou Str., 114 75 ATHENS.
Tel. and Fax: 86.44.671. Tel. 64.40.021
LEONARDOS GEORGE.
Autor, novelist.
NOVELS:
“Grand mama’s red sofa”, 1992
“The house over the catacombs”, 1993
“Eva”, 1994
“The magnet’s poles’, 1995
“The earth lovers”, 1996.
Address: 9 Fokylidou Str., 106 73 ATHENS. Tel. 36.2.665
LEVENTIS, NIKOLAOS:
17 Parthenonos Str., 117 42 ATHENS. Tel. 92.35.218
LEVIDIS, ANASTASSIOS:
Poet.
Born in Athens 1922. Descendet from ANDROS (Aegean Island, particularly within the Cycladic
Area).
Studies:
1) Law and Political Sciences. University of Athens.
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2) Philosophy and Modern European History. University of Innsburg, Austria 1947. Doctor
Degree (Ph. D.). Dissertation: “The Hellenic Problem at the Congress of Berlin in 1878”.
Career:
1. Private Secretary of the Prime Minister 1952-1953.
2. Prefect in seven Prefectures 1956-1970.
3. Member of the Hellenic Parliament. Deputy of the Cycladies 1974-1977.
4. Member of the Political Committee of NATO.
Since then he withdrew from public life and dedicated himself to poetry.
He has published six poem collections:
 1988: “Studies of Death. A poetic approach”. Athens. Ed.: “Mavridis”.
 1988: “Sanctities and Sceneries of Meditations”. Athens. Ed.: “Nea Skepsi”. (Rewarded with
the first prize for poetry by the Hellenic Society of Christian Letters).
 1989: “Of the Sea” - 35 Odes to the Aegean. Athens. Ed.: “Mavridis”.
 1990: “Script in Blood”. Athens. Ed.: “Pitsilos”.
 1992: “Of the Sea Land”. A poetic dedication to the island of Andros. Athens. Ed.:
“Gutenberg”.
 1996: “At the Edge of the Visions”. Athens. Ed.: “Gutenberg”
.
Anastassios Levidis is a regular member of the “Hellenic Society of Christian Letters”. Also, a regular
member of the “National Society of the Greek Authors” participating as Dean in its Administration
Board. He speaks German, English and French.
Address: 18 Tim. Vassou Str., 115 21 ATHENS. Tel. 64.43.129
LIAPIS, KOSTAS:
Born in Agios Georgios Nilias (of Volos) village, in 1935, attended the Redagogic Academy
in Larisa, so he became a teacher for primary schools.
He has taught in North Sporades islands, in Volos and in Almyros.
He has been busy with literature since 1955. It was then his very first historical-folklore article was
edited in Volos newspaper "Thessalia", His work mostly refers to folklore, history, literature and
linguistigs.
All these years till today, apart from hundreds of articles to the daily and periodical Greek print,
he has also edited several books and off - prints of previous edited works as follows:
A' BOOKS:
1. Pages of the East Pelion history (Selides ap' tin istoria tou Anatolikou Piliou), 1969
2. Times of Pelion (Ores tou Piliou), A' prize of Greek writers and journalist' s union of tourism
(six editions) 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1985 and 1990.
3. Mermaid Crete (Gorgona Kriti), 1978.
4. Captain - Kostas Garefis, the "eagle" of Pelion (Kapetan Kostas Garefis, o stavraetos tou
Piliou), 1979.
5. Mother through our people's song (I Mana sto tragoudi tou laou mas), 1990.
6. In Pelion of tradition (Sto Pilio tis paradosis), 1990.
7. In the hurt Afrodite's island (Sto nisi tis pligomenis Afroditis), 1991.
8. The castle of Volos throughout the centuries (To kastro tou Volou mesa stous eones), 1991.
9. Kismet, short-stories of Pelion (Kismet, pilioritika diigimata), 1992.
10. Nikolas, a top artist of Pelion (Nikolas, mia pilioritiki korfi tis technis) (two editions), 1992.
11. The "great" Saint George of Pelion (O "megalos" Ai-Giorgis tou Piliou), 1994.
12. The lingual idiom of Pelion (To glossiko idioma tou Piliou), prize of Athens Academy, 1996.
B' OFF - PRINTS:
1. Kostas Garefis (1874 - 1906), 1973.
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2. Old Karatasos in thessalomagnesia (O gero-Karatasos sti Thessalomagnisia), 1976.
3. The files of Mega - Sotira monastery of the great Saint George in Pelion (Archiaka tis Monis
Mega - Sotira tou "megalou" Ai - Giorgi tou Piliou), 1983.
4. The Taxiarches monastery in Saint George Nilias (I Moni ton Taxiarchon ston Ai - Giorgi
Nilias), 1983.
5. The Schools and library of Milies (I Miliotiki Sholi ke I vivliothiki tis), 1984.
6. Dance through the Pelion folklore (O horos stin pilioritiki laografia), 1984.
7. Nourishment and cooking in old traditional Pelion (Diatrofi ke magiremats sto palio
paradosiako Pilio), 1988.
8. Education in Pelion while conquered by Turkey, before the revolution of 1821 (I Pedia sto
tourkokratoumeno Pilio prin apo tin ethnegersia tou Ikosiena), 1988.
9. The old traditional costumes in Saint George Nilias of Pelion (I palia paradosiaki foresia ston
Ai - Georgio Nilias Piliou), 1991.
10. The giving birth subject from Mitzela (To thema tis teknogonias stin pilioritiki laografia),
1992.
11. George Grizanos, a fighter from Mitzela (O Mitzeliotis agonistis Giorgis Grizanos), 1993.
12. The castle of Damouhari (To kastro tis Damoucharis), 1995.
As far as his editorial activities are concerned, he also helps in overseeing the edition of several
other
books and of two magazines "Vigla" and "Plory".
Kato Gazea, 385 00 BOLOS. Tel. 0423-22.576
LITSAS K. FOTIOS, PhD.
University Professor. Educator and prose-writer.
Main Publications:
I. Professional books and monographs:
1. “Rousalia: The Ritual Worship of the Dead by the Greek People”,
WORLD ANTHROPOLOGY (1976);
2. Constribution to the Study of the Triphylian Dialect in Messenia
ATHENS (1978)
3. Choricius of Gaza: An Approach to His Works and Times
Doctoral Dissertation, Univ. of Chicago (1980)
4. The Greek Folk Wedding
CHICAGO (1981)
5. Corone: The Prosopography of an Ancient City
ATHENS (1983)
6. A Companion to the Greek Orthodox Church
NEW YORK (1984)
7. Hellenika Grammata: A Tribute to Hellenic Letters
CHICAGO (1985)
8. Dialechti Zevgoli-Glezou: A Charismatic Poetess
(1987)
II. Literature - Novels:
1. Agraphon: The Revelations of St. Raphael
A Historical Novel, ATHENS (1994)
2. Paul the Holy Fool: The Saint of Solitude
Forthcoming
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3. Short-Stories on Greek-Americans
Forthcoming
III. Educational Manuals and Readers
1. Our Roots: Greek Holidays and Customs
NEW YORK (1982)
2. Our Roots: A Student’s Workbook
(1990)
3. A History of the Orthodox Church
NEW YORK (1994)
4. Ancient Greek History
NEW YORK (1994)
5. Byzantine and Modern Hellenism
ATHENS (1995)
6. A Cultural Geography of Hellenism
ATHENS (1995)
7. My Greek Community in U.S.A.
CHICAGO (forthcoming)
8. History of Greek Immigration and Greek-American Culture
NEW YORK (forthcoming)
IV. Work in Electronic media and Documentary Production.
1. A two-hour a week radio-program in 1430 A.M. since 1975
2. Numerous literary presentations in the “Greek Spotlight T.V.”
program “Channel 26”, CHICAGO.
3. “A letter from Messenia”, a documentary,
NEW YORK (1985)
4. “Cultural Gems in Messenia”, a documentary
ATHENS (1985)
5. “The Megalexandroi of the New World”
a 12-half hour series on Greek Americans produced by Greek T.V. National network,
ATHENS (1987)
6. “The Liberation of Tripolitsa, 1821” - A T.V. video production,
CHICAGO (1995).
Address: 2729 W. Touhy, # 2F CHICAGO, Il. - 60645 U.S.A.
LOUKAKIS, CONSTANTINOS:
Writer, poet, essayist.
Born, in 1921, Heraklion, Creta - Greece.
Studies: Faculty of Theology of Athens University 1952.
Profession: Professor of Theology in High School. Principal of High School (1954-1980).
Works:
1. “Saint Nikon” 1962
2. “Apostle Titus” 1964
3. “The little boy who is gone” 1964
4. “Empty hands” 1967
5. “Works of St. John Chrysostom”, Text, translation, comments. Vol. X 1967-72
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6. “Father Hierotheus” 1970
7. “Christmas with Veritis” - poetry. 1973
8. “As on Earth” 1974
9. “Side Steps” 1976
10. “Modern Greek Religions Anthology”. 1978
11. “Saint Christofer” 1981
12. “Motionless Center” 1986
13. “Our Lady Paliani” 1991
Address: 23 Ypsilantou Str., 151 22 MAROUSI. Tel. 80.62.102
LOUKAS, DIMITRIS:
Dimitris Ilias Loukas was born in Athens.
He studied Economics and Business Administration at the High School of Economic Sciences, Politics
and Sociology at the High School of Political Sciences and Law at the Law School. He also studied
Public Relations at the Air University, USA, as well as Journalism and Public Affairs at the old GreekAmerican Educational Institute of D. Avramidis. Moreover, he is a graduate of the National Defence
School.
As Professor he taught at the Technical Schools for Aviation non-commissioned officers, at the Fliers’
School, at Euro-Unity, at the Schools AKMI, KONDOLEFAS and OMEGA, at E.M.I. (Effective
Management International S.A.), at T.I.E. INTERGRATED, et al.
A modern poet, a writer of essays and short stories, a travels writer, a folklorist and a scholar, Dimitris
Loukas publishes his works using the pen name XENIOS GREEK.
As a journalist with a remarkable work, he has a considerable presence in the radio and TV.
He is a member of the National Society of Greek Authors. He is Lion of the Saint Paraskevi Club,
as well as member of the Board. He is also Prsident of the Association of Journalists and Tourist
Writers of Greece. Finally, he is a member of other intellectural and literary clubs and institutions.
HIS WORKS:
a. Poetry:
1. My sonnets (1970)
2. Thorns and Lilys (1972)
3. Delphi Perceptions (1973)
4. Tanka and Haikou (1974)
5. Christmas Bells (1978)
6. Agean, my sea (1979)
7. Blue travelers (1980)
b. Essays:
1. The humanistic idea through the ages (1975)
2. The Delphian Idea in our era (1978)
3. The Voice of the Myth (Angelos Sikelianos) - (1981)
4. Delphians Elements in Sikelianos’ works NTINAX and the VALLEY OF ROSES, translated
by my professor G. Papahatzis (1982)
5. Sikelianos, the worshipper of the fayherland (1984)
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c. Short Stories:
 Five simple steps (1985)
d. Travel impressions:
 Alpha through Omega for Grece (1984)
e. Folklore:
 The months of the year and their History (1982)
f. Studies:
1. Ancient and Contemporary Hellenism (1966)
2. Greek/Turkish Cooperation: Why is it necessary (1967)
3. What Greece has offered to humanity and why (1968)
4. The offer of the Byzantine Empire to the World (1969)
5. The requirements of our time and the spiritual ideals of Hellenism (1969)
6. The creation of European Renaissance through the Ancient Greeks and the Byzantine
Influence (1970)
7. Resurrection of the World from the Fall of Byzantium (1970)
8. The freedom and the spirit of the Greek Side (1972)
Address: 36 Kerkyras Str., 162 32 BYRON. Tel. 76.62.295
LYGIANI HELENI
Heleni Lygiani was born and raised in Lygia on the northen Peloponese; a Greek village full of
orchards by the sea. It was this magical environment wich inspired her love of nature and compassion
for the down-to-earth people. She is married and has two grown-up children.
Heleni Lygiani is a novelist.
She first appeard as a writer in 1961 with the lyrical work “Spring in Corinth”.
Her other works in order of publication are:
1967:
1969:
1974:
1976:
1979:
1986:
1987:
1989:
1993:
1996:
“The reeds of Prenna” - novel
“Beautiful moments” - short stories
“Traveling in the East” - travel novel
“Travelling around South Africa” - travel novel
“Mrs. Drah” - short stories
“Paradise Lost” - childrens’ stories
“Reserve Pictures” - novel
“The Lady in Black” - short stories
“Travels in China” - travel novel
“The Director’s Secretary” - novel
Address: 8 Alopekis Str., 106 75 ATHENS. Tel. 72.15.096
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LYKOS, GEORGE:
Poet
WORKS:
1) The four visages of the wind (1949)
2) Chersonese (1977)
3) Twenty five “Stasima” (1983)
4) Collected Poems 1944-1990 (1992)
Address: 32 Pontou Str., 115 28 ATHENS. Tel. 77.82.678
MAGLIVERAS, DENIS C.
Essayist
Main books:
1. “On the Face of the Earth” (1991)
(Essay Prize of the Greek Society for Christian Letters)
2. “In an Era of Many Meanings” (1994)
(Prize by the Athens Academy)
3. “The Greek Society of the 20th Century as seen through the Greek Novel” (1996)
Address: 11 Chatzikosta Str., 115 21 ATHENS. Tel. 64.37.021 & 38.21.371. Fax: 38.21.371
MAKRAKIS, MICHALIS K:
3 Peloponnisou Str., 153 41 AGIA PARASKEVI. Tel. 65.93.684
MAKRIS, NIIKOS:
63a-b Canari Str., 185 34 PIRAEUS. Tel. 45.34.968
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MAMALAKI GERMAIN
Writer - Borne in Belgium - Greek nationality - Speaks: Greek, French, English, German,
Italian. Translates from Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch. Member of the National Society of Greek.
Authors. Member of the executive Committee of the International Association of Critics.
Books - Fiction:
“Occupation - Resistance” (a story of the last war) National Award 1977
“Cabaret”, a cosmopolite novel. Transmitted by the broadcast of Radio Athens
“Confession of a Woman”, novel (1978)
“Men and Passion”, novel (1982)
“Orient! Orient!, novel. Award of the New Smyrna Institution
“Lover or Ambitious”, novel (1990)
“Love against AIDS”, novel (1992)
“Opium”, novel (1993)
“Alexander, the last confession”, a narration by Alexander the Great himself (1995)
Other Books:
“Poems”
“The Golden Lion” An historical, psychological and literary essay about Belgium with an
anthology of Belgian writers
“Pythagoreia”, Poems
“The Blood Era”, Poems in french
“Poetry without frontiers”. Poems of differents countries presented in greek at the poetic
performances under the same title.
“Alain Bosquet”, an essay about the french poet and translations of his poems.
“Tasos Athanasiades” an essay surveying all the novels of the writer.
Distinctions:
Medal of the Belgian Government.
Officially invited at the Biennale Internationale of Poetry in Belgium, member of the Jury for
the International Great Award of Poetry in 1972, 1974 and 1979. Delegate of Greece at
several international encounters and conventions: as Festival du Livre at Nice, the Meetings of
the International Association of Critics aso.
First Award (novel) ABDI IPRKTSI, Istanbul 1993.
Lectures:
She gives every year a great number of lectures in different towns of Greece and abroad on
subjects of litterature and art.
Since 1964, she organizes almost every year poetic perfomances: “Poetry without frontiers”
where she presents in greek, poems from all the world especially from America and Africa.
Publishing:
A great number of articles, essays and poems as well as literary critics in newspapers and
reviews in Greece and abroad, namely in latin countries: France, Belgium, Italy, Spain,
Portugal, Brasil, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia aso.
Radio and TV:
Great number of lectures about litterature and art. Numerous plays, sketches for the radio.
Held for years a broadcasting with plays under the title: “Features of the Greek History”.
Several Interviews at the TV concerning her personal work.
Address: 111 Plastira Str., 171 21 NEA SMYRNI. Tel. 93.42.867
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MANIATAKOS, GEORGE:
3 I. Kondylaki Str., 152 37 PHILOTHEI. Tel. 68.33.904
MARAVELIAS, SERGIOS EMM.:
Born (1966) in Samos, Greece.
B. Sc. Physics (1988), Ph.D.Astrophysics (1996); currently working his Ph.D. in Egyptology.
Poet, essayist and translator.
Published works:
Poetry: Choane Photonion (1986),
Enelixeis Photos (1991),
Photopracta (1992);
Essays: Kai Lithon Timion Polyn (1996);
Translations: The Love Poems of Ancient Egypt (1996);
Several scientific papers on Astrophysics and Egyptology.
Member of:
 National Society of Greek Authors.
 Parnassos Literary Society,
 Hellenic Society of Aesthetics;
 Hellenic Asronomical Society,
 European Astronomical Society,
 International Astronomical Union.
Adress: 24 Cheimonidou Street; GR - 551 33, CALAMARIA, THESSALONIKI, Greece.
MARKAKIS, MANOLIS:
5 Spanovageli Str., 157 71 ZOGRAFOU. Tel. 77.52.077
MARMATSOURIS, LEFTERIS:
104 Vas. Sofias Str., 185 32 PIREUS. Tel. 41.21.711
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MASTRANTONIS, ANTONIS:
33 G. Ventouri Str., 155 61 CHOLARGOS. Tel. 38.38.689 & 093-27.60.21
MASTRODIMITRIS, PANAGIOTIS:
University Professor.
5 El. Venizelou Str., 151 21 PEFKI. Tel. 80.49.153
MATSAS, NESTOR:
16 Oumplianis Str., 161 21 ATHENS. Tel. 72.41.797
MATSOUKAS VASILIS
Address: 14 Tirynthos Str., PAL. PHALIRON 175 64, ATHENS. Tel. 94.25.863
MAVRIDIS, MENELAOS:
22 Themistokleous Str., 174 55 ALIMOS. Tel. 98.46.390
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MAVROMICHALI, REBEKKA:
Poetess and prose writer. Member of the National Society of Greek Authors from 1966.
Poems Collections:
1) “March on the earth”, 1957.
2) “The noon of life”, 1959.
3) “White shadows”, 1965.
4) “Mystic Voices”, 1970.
5) “Antilogue”, 1972.
6) “Perigrammes”, 1981.
7) “The root on the flaming earth”, 1988.
Prose:
1) “El Greco and Toledo”. A’ ed. 1975, B’ ed. 1986, C’ ed. 1991, school textbook, essay.
2) “Macedonia the ancien Ellenic earth”, 1986.
(Historical. Gold medallion by Delf. Amph.)
3) “Maini-Mani”. Historical, 1986.
4) “Kythnos and Kefallonia”, 1988. (Intern. Club Writers price)
5) “Colors and remembrances”, 1993,
and many studies e.t.c.
Address: 33, Spefsippou Street, Athens, 106 76 - Greece.
MEGAPANOU, AMALIA E.,
98a Vas. Sofias Av., 11528 ATHENS. Tel. 77.92.200
MERAKLIS, MICHAEL:
Postbox 34, 153 10 AGIA PARASKEVI. Tel. 60.10.049 & 36.00.123
MITSAKIS, KARIOFILIS:
B.A. (Thess.), M.A. (Oxon), Ph.D. (Thess.), D.Phil (Oxon).
Professor (Univ. of Athens), Essayist.
Publications (Books):
“The Language of Romanos the Melodist”, (1967)
“Der byzantinische Alexsnderromance”, (1967)
“Byzantine hymnography”, (1971)
“Introduction to Modern Greek Literature”, (1973
“Petrarchism in Greece. An Anthology, (1973)
“Homer in Modern Greek Literature”, (1976)
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“George Vizyenos” (1977)
“Modern Greek Musik and Poetry”, (1979)
“March through the Time”, (1982)
“The Living Water”, (1983)
“XXth Century Greek Literature”, (1984)
“Points of Reference”, (1987)
“The Cycles with their Trails”, (1991)
“The Boston Essays”, (1993)
“The Oxford Essays”, (1995)
“C.P.Cavafy and Musik”, (1996)
“And Thessalonica…”, (1997), etc.
Address: 25 Troados Str., 153 10 AGIA PARASKEVI. Tel. 60.16.360
MICHAELIDES, COSTAS P.:
University Professor.
Born in Cyprus (1928). He studied in Athens philology and in Munich (Germany) philosophy (Ph.D.).
Since 1986 he lives in Athens. He is author of philosophical books and professor of philosophy at the
University of Cyprus. He is a poet and essayist.
1. Poetical works:
Anabasis (1973)
The other earth (1979)
Periagoge (1980)
The unexpected time (1986)
2. Essays:
Oikeiosis and Allotriosis. (Ownliness and alienation) (1984)
Poiesis, language and critical consience (1993)
Address: 5 Daskalogianni Str., 166 74 GLIFADA. Tel. 89.45.905
MILAS SPYROS
Address: 24 Kachramanou Str., 142 31 NEA IONIA, ATHENS. Tel. 27.76.195
MOIRAS, MICHALIS
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Michalis Moiras was born in Athens in 1951. At a very young age he emigrated to the United States
where he lived and worked for 12 years -the first three of them as an illegal immigrand. Described by
critics as one of Greece’s Foremost younger writers. Moiras’ short stories and poems have been
presented on programs of the Greek national radio (ERT) and “The Voice Of Greece” in New York.
He has been mentioned on English and Greek periodicals.
Chronologigal Biography
1951 Micahalis Moiras is born in Athens.
1966 Moiras sings-on as a seaman aboard a Greek Freighter, with “ports of call” in Europe,
Asia and Affrica.
1967 Moiras disembarks ship illegally in San Francisco and travels to New York, where he
works in various restaurants.
1974 Moiras begins work on the allegorical novel “The Unfortunates”, while living and
working in New York.
1975 “The Unfortunates” is published by Athens Printing Company, New York.
1976 Begins work on the novel “The Sentimetalist”.
1977 Moiras returns to Greece.
1978 Moiras finishes “The Sentimentalist” and begins work on the collection of short
stories “Waiting for Destiny”.
1979 “The Sentimentalist” and “Waiting for Destiny” (Orosimo Press) are published in
Athens.
1982 The author writes the autobiographical novel “There, Where the Sun Dies” and the
collection of poems “Tomorrow May Be Too Late” are published in Athens.
1985 “Impressions of Plaka”, a collection of drawings by Ed Eisman and poems by Michalis
Moiras is published in English.
Moiras’ poems and short stories are presented on programs aired by Greek National
Radio (ERT 2) and “The Voice of Greece”, New York. He begins work on the collection
of short stories “The Dirty Corner and Erotic Stories in Plaka”. The poem “Ships” is
accepted for publication in the 1986 edition of “American Poetry Anthology”.
1987 {The novel, “There, Where the Sun Dies” is the same as “The Illegal Alien” unter
different title}. “The Illegal Alien” is been published by publishers S.I.Zacharopoulos,
Athens, in 1987.
1991 “Adventure in Mexico” {Stories} is published by Apopeira Publications, Athens.
1992 “Gambler in Time” {novel} is published by Apopeira Publications, Athens.
1993 “The Horrific Cities” {poems}.
1995 “Brooklyn”
{novel} is published by Delphini Publications, Athens.
Address: 112 Athinas Str., 181 20 KORYDALLOS. Tel. 85.62.043
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Monch MOSES in AGION OROS (Ioannis A. Mavrikis)
I. BOOKS:
1. The Community of the Dessert & the Calm of the Cities, Published "Tinos",
7th Ed., 144 pages.
2. The Message of the Holy Mountain, Published "Tinos", 4th Ed., 136 pages.
3. The Peace of Virtue & the Disturbance of Passions, Published "Tinos", 5 th Ed., 120 p.
4. The Blessing of Pain and the Pain of Love, Published "Tinos", 3 rd Ed., 128 pages.
5. Asceticim and Comfort, Published "Tinos", 3rd Ed., a52 pages.
6. The Sorrow of Anxiety & the Joy of Hope, Published "Tinos", 2sr Ed., 136 pages.
7. The Character & the Appearance of the Holy Mountain, Published "Tinos", 1 st Ed. 132 p.
8. The Married Saints of the Church, Published "Akritas", 4th Ed., 280 pages
9. Ahtonite Narrationof the Holy Mountain by the Elder Ioakeim, Published "Agion Oros",
2nd Ed., 200 pages.
10. The Blind Elder Mihail, Published "Agion Oros", 2 nd Ed., 80 pages.
11. The Blessed Elder Georgios Karsalidis, Published "I.M.Ascention (Sipsa), 3rd Ed., 280 p.
12. The Elder of "Ascention", Ieronimos Simonopetritis, Published "Holy Kalyva of St. John
Chrysostome, 3rd Ed., 280 p.
13. Vigil on the Holy Mountaiin, Published "Akritas", 3rd Ed., 120 pages.
14. The Holy Mountain, Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow, Published "Sinatro", 2 nd Ed., 32 p.
15. From the Garden of Panagia to the Island of Panagia, Published "Orthodoxo Pnevmatiko
Kentro Agios Georgios-Makri", 16 pages.
16. Athonite Compline, Published "Armos", 3rd Ed., 96 pages.
17. Athonite Poems, Published "Armos", 102 pages.
18. Orthodox Monasticism, Published "Apostoliki Diakonia", 120 pages.
19. To Our Panagia, Cyprus 1996, 12 pages.
20. Monk Georgios the Ascetic of Athos, Published "Migdonia", Thessaloniki 1996, 90 p.
II. STUDY:
1. Hiermonk Agathagelos: My Memories of Papa-Tihona, Published "Perivoli tis Pangias",
(prologue, notes, study), 48 pages.
2. Hiermonk David, The Elder Evlogios of Faneromenos, Published "Perivoli tis Panagias",
(prologue, sketches, study), 42 pages.
3. Christ, Published "Idryma Goulandri-Horn" (prologue, study), 106 pages.
4. Return from the Other Life, Published "Orthodoxos Kipseli", 3 rd Ed., (prologue, sketches,
study), 80 pages.
5. Hiermonk Anthimos: St. Anna "The Holy Altar of Athos", 2nd Ed., 128 pages.
III. REPRINTS:
1. Monks of Simonopetra from Epirus, "Epirotiko Emerologio", vol. 5, Ioannina 1983, 12 p.
2. The Sunshine of Epirus (poems), "Epirotiko Emerologio", vol. 6, Ioannina 1984 12 p.
3. Athonite Rocks (poems), "Epirotiko Emerologio", vol. 6, Ioannina 1985, 16 pages.
4. Monk of Koytloumousiou from Epirus, "Epirotiko Emerologio", vol. 9, Ioannina 1987,
16 pages.
5. The Relations Between the Holy Mountain & Epirus Via the Saints, "Epirotiko Emerologio",
vol. 10, Ioannina 1988, 16 pages.
6. The Holy Spirit Inspires the Life that Sactifies the Monks Under the Light of the Saints,
"Efimerios" 38, Athens 1989, 24 pages.
7. The Theological Thought of Fr. George Florofsky, "Efimerios" 39, Athens 1990, 16 pages.
8. The Human Face: (the Journey, the Search, the Finding), "Efimerios", Athens 1991, 24 p.
9. St. John Chrysostome, the Greatest Prearcher of All Times, "Efimerios", Athens 1993, 16 p.
10. Holy Mountain-Makedonia-Hellenism. 6th Panhellenic Conference of Oncology,
Thessaloniki 1991, 16 pages.
11. The Relation Between the Holy Mountain ad Meteora Via the Saints. Minutes of Panhellenic
Monastic Conference 1990, 8 pages.
12. St. Nektarios & the Young, "Efimerios", 1995, 8 pages
IV. ARTICLES:
About 400 titles circulate in Greek & foreing print.
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V. PENDING PUBLICATIONS:
 Athonite Synaxari of the 20th Century
 Athos - Skiathos
 The Saints of the Holy Mountain
 Figures of the Holy Mountain
Address: KARYES, 630 86 AGION OROS. Tel. 0377-23.370
MOSCHOS EVANGELOS N.
He was born at 30 January in Piraeus, Greece.
Attorney-at-Law (1954-1988), Writer, Director of the literary review “Nea Estia” since 1988.
After his primary studies has got the Degree of High Scool of Economical and Commercial Studies in
Athens (1947). Also Degree of Law Scool of Athens University (1952). License of Lawyer (1954).
Appointment in the Ministry of Finance (1952-1955).
Lawyer 1955. Barrister at Supreme Court (Arios Pagos), 1965.
Publications:
“T.S.Eliot, Choruses from the ‘Rock’” Introduction, Translation, Notes, 1969.
“Liberty and Language”, essays, 1975.
“Tasos Athanasiades, an anatomist of the Society and the Soul”, critical study, 1976.
“Evaluations”, essays and studies, 1978.
“C.P.Cavafis, Letters to Marios Vaianos”, introduction and notes, 1979.
“T.S.Eliot, Choruses from the ‘Rock’”, introductioon, translation and notes, 1980 (2. Ed)
“Humanistic Evidence, Michael D. Stasinopoulos”, critical survey of his life and Work,
1983.
“Myron and tear”, essays and studies, 1988.
“Themes and Figures”, searching for History, Literature and Critic, 1989.
“T.S.Eliot, The Unity of European Culture”, indroduction, translation, notes, 1990.
“The face of Europe”, essays about the Europe and his Culture, 1992.
“The metaphysical agony of Palamas”, essay of critic, 1993.
“Starting without continuation”, poetry, 1993.
“Petros Haris” (1994).
Memberships:
President of the “National Society of Greek Authors” in Athens
Board of “Institution of Costis Palamas”
Board of the “National Opera” in Athens (1980-1981)
Distinctions:
Prize for Essay from the Academy of Athens (1979),
Prize for Essay from the “Institution Kosta and Eleni Urani” of the Academy of Athens,
1989.
Address: 9 Ippokratous Str., 106 79 ATHENS - Greece. Tel. 36.38.585
NEZERITI, ELLI:
4 Magnisias Str., 112 51 ATHENS. Tel. 82.30.823
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NIKAS, CONSTANTINO:
University Professor.
Address: Instituto Universario Orientale, Dipartimento di studi dell’ Europa orientale di Napoli.
Piazza S.G.Maggiore 30. NAPOLI. 80 134 ITALIA.
NIKOLAIDES JOHN (of Alexander)
Poet and prose-writer
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Titles of his works:
Without mask (Poems), Athens, 1980
The impact of family on modern education (Essay), Thessaloniki, 1982
Safe passing (Poems), Thessaloniki, 1983
Our national identity and the Greek language (Essay), Athens, 1985
Poems by Gregorios Nazianzinos (Introduction-translation J.A.Nikolaides, Thessaloniki, 1986
Ceramic vessels (Poems), Thessaloniki, 1987
Texts from Sinai Monastery (Translation), Thessaloniki, 1991
A handful of earth (Poems), Thessaloniki, 1991
A generation, an era (Proses), Thessaloniki, 1991
Trackers (Itinerary), Thssaloniki, 1992
Nun Kassiani’s hymnes (Translation), Thessaloniki, 1993
Mary the new (Translation), Thessaloniki, 1995
Gregorios Nazianzinos. Funeral epigrams for his mother (Translation), Thessaloniki, 1996
Priest Taskendis (Proses), Thessaloniki, 1996
Towards the sunset (Poems), Thessaloniki, 1996
He is a classical philologist who made his career in secondary education, reaching the rank of
Inspector General. Today he is retired and is writting poems and proses.
Address: 3 Petras Str., 546 36 Saranta Ekklissies THESSALONIKI. Tel. 031/20.46.10
NIKOLOPOULOU, ANGELIKI P.:
Novelist.
Born in Chios-Grece (1932). Graduaded from Athens University (Greek ancient, byzantine et modern
Litterature), Ph. D. in Modern greek Litterature, with emphasis in the period 1453-1821. Teacher in
secondary education from 1955 to 1987.
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Novels for teenagers:
1. Tha perimeno ti lefteria (Waiting for freedom). 2nd ed.: 1978
2. To telos enos thrylou (The end of a legend). 5nd ed.: 1996
3. Sta heria tou zontanou theou (In the hands of God). 2 nd ed.: 1995
4. Otan oi Perses (When the Persians…) 1994
5. Tou oneirou mas I ghe (Our dream’s land) 1992
6. To paleo navagio (The old wreck) 1990
7. Ta mystika tis erimou (The secrets of the desert ) 1995
Address: Agiou Meletiou 182, Athens 104 45, Greece.
OIKONOMOU, GEORGIOS:
Kyra Vasilikis 1, 452 21 IOANNINA. Tel. 065/35.411
ORPHANOUDAKIS GEORGE
Poet - Writer
He was born in Marion, Rethymno - Crete in 1934. An Athens Law Scool graduate, he worked s a
Lawyer.
His works include:
 Short Odyssey (Poems), 1964
 Armistice (Poem Synthesis), 1973
 Wanderers (Poem Synthesis), 1978
 In Parenthesis (Poems), 1979
 Infinites (Poems), 1982
 Records (Two poem Syntheses), 1983
 Zaloggos Time (Poem-synthesis in an incomplete theatrical form), 1984
 The Moons of Love (Poems)
 Mural in Depth (Poem synthesis), 1986
 Castles in Crete (Prose), 1989
 “How could )” by Gratsia Sp. Depounti
[From the Tyrrany of Pain to the Doxology of Love] (Treatise)
 The Woman of Crete (Prose), 1995
He is a member of National Society of Greek Authors.
Address: Tsagarada PILIOU 370 12. Tel. 0426/49155
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PANAGOULOPOULOS GEORGE
Poet, Prose-writer
He is born in Pyrgos (Peloponnese).
He studied Law at the University of Athens. He is member of “National Society of Greek Authors”
and “Theatrical and Musical Critics’ Association”.
He published:
a) Poetry:
 Reveille, (1961)
 Escape, (1971)
 Plunder, (1975)
 Whatever I didn’t say, (1978)
 Interchange of sleeplessness and dream, (1980)
 Vain Game, (1981)
 Senses that can not decide, (1983),
 A little bit more, (1985)
 Concert with low lights, (1986)
 Last flare, (1989)
 The next night, (1993)
 Letters to memory, (1995)
 The eastern West, (1996)
b) Prose:
 Displacement (short stories), (1972)
 To the Exit (novel), (1974)
c) Drama:
 Theater, (1970)
 The Bridge, (1979)
Address: 15b Filadelfeias Str., 171 21 NEA SMYRNI. Tel. 93.38.696
PANORIOS, MAKIS:
109 Nikiou Str., 122 43 AEGALEO. Tel. 59.82.062 - 59.89.352
PAPACHRISTOU-PANOU EVANGELIA
1. Poetess - Art of poetry. 2. Writer essays.
“B I B L I O G R A P H Y”
A) BOOKS POETRY
1. Talks with sky (1950-1970)
1970
2. The light without dark
1972
3. The voice of wings
1973
4. Crystallisation
1974
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5. Under the shade of the vine yard
1976
6. Archangels flying for mother (Elegy)
1977
7. Raspberries on shooting stars’ orbit
1981
(Diplom and medal by Academie des lettres et des arts du Perigord).
8. The grapes of Holy Bible’ vineyard
1985
(A’ Price by company of Christian literature).
9. The muddy eyelids
1986
10. Father has rested in the Lord (Ellegy)
1987
11. Revezie and compunction
1989
12. By narrow door
1990
13. Supervising Reflection…
1991
14. To be connected with experiences
1993
15. The complete poems
1994
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BOOKS OF ESSAYS
K.P.Cavafi’s Christian Experience
1974
Konstantin Theotokis
1975
Faces bright (Takis Papatsonis, D.P.Papaditsas,
Melissanthi, Zoi Karelli, George Kotsiras,
Bil Liaskas, Arthur Rimbaud,…
1980
To look on Odysseus Elitis 1+4 essays
1980
The form without confuse Essays and notes bibliography
The Apocalypses of John: 9 Essays
1983
Night’s meaning for poetry
1988
The night for David
1992
Rainer Maria Rilke, The charming of grief sorrow 1996
PRIZES:
1. From Christian Association she received the first prize for book (poetry) “The grapes
of Holy". Bible’ vineyard” (Edition 1985)
2. Diplom and medal by “Academy Letters and Arts of Perigord”. 1986 (Ville de Bordeau)
3. First prize by Greek Christian Association for her poetry. 1991
4. Gold medal by mayor of Corinth (My private Country). 1991
5. Prize for my poem “Macedonia” by Letters Association of North Greece. 1992
6. Complimentary mention from International Hai-Ku Assosiation. 1993
7. First prize by Association of Literary men for my essay: “The night for David”. 1994
8. Gold medal and diplom by C.R.I.G. (Comitato perle Relazioni Internazionali E Per I
Gemellaggi) “Dova Marina” (R.C.)
Address: Box 204, 201 00 KORINTHOS. Tel. 0741/28.184 & 33.275
PAPADIMITRIOU KONSTANTINOS, K.
He was born in the twon of Paravola on the shore of lake Trihonis in Etoloakarnania.
His secondary education studies started in Agrinio but were completed in Athens, where he
subseguently studied at ant graduated from the Department of Political and Economic Studies,
School of Law, University of Athens. After graduating, he attended the Business Management
Institute of ASOE (now "Athens University of the Economics").
He has been engaged in writing prose (short story-literary criticism) and, mainly, poetry, as well
as in writing and sypervising number of scientific works of political, sociological and economic
content and he is a regular member of the Greek Society of Christian Latters (GSCL).
So far he has written four poetry selections:
1. Endo-anaskopiseis (Intro-retrospection) 1987
2. Martiries (Testimony) 1990, Govostis Publications
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3. Chromata Siopis (Colours of Silence) 1993, Govostis Publications (Winner of first prize
award in Poetry by the Greek Society of Christian Letters).
4. Giini Antilali (Earthly Echoes) 1995 (Pnevmatiki Zoi Publications).
A number on his poetry have been published in the following magazines: "Synaxi", "Ithomi",
"Riza Agrinioton", "Rizospastis" daily newspaper, "Eleftheros", newspaper of Agrinion.
He has also written the following works:
1. "Man, Science, The World" 1964 D. Rontas Publ.
2. "Modern Social Knowledge", 1964
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4. "Dictionary of Political Sciences",
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He is a member of the National Society of Greek Authors.
PAPAGEORGIOU GEORGIOS (Son of NIKOLAOS) - Pen name: “ANOVOLIOTIS”
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Education:
Literary Speciality:
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Home Address:
Telephone:
February 10, 1929
VOLOS
Grammar-school
Poet, Short-story writer, Essayist, Publisher and Editor of the Literary
Magazine CONTEMPORARY THOUGHT
Typograph (Printer) - Surveyor
Geranion 4, 163 45 - Ilioupoli - Attica
97.00.789
1. First appearance in literature with poem:
“Of the Wave” (1952) and an essay published in the Magazine EPOCH which he both
published and edited.
2. Books:
a. “Sketches”, (poetry), Athens, 1979
b. “The Relative and the Absolute of Beauty”, (Essay), Athens, 1986
c. “Smiles”, (poetry), Athens, 1986
d. “Court Talk”, (poetry), Athens, 1986
e. “Things Peaceful”, (poetry), Athens, 1987
f. “Artistic Freedom”, (Essay), Athens, 1987
g. “Anchored”, (poetry), Athens, 1991
h. “Vesper”, (poetry), Athens, 1991
i. “Poetic Beauty”, (Essays), Athens, 1993
j. “Flowers in a Black Vase”, (poetry), Athens, 1993
3. “Messages in modern artistic trends”
Colum appearing in every issue of CONTEMPORARY THOUGHT, without interruptions.
By December 1966 the 150th article was published, and it still goes on.
The Literature and Art Magazine CONTEMPORARY THOUGHT has been edited by the
author in Athens since 1976
Address: 4 Geraniou Str., 163 45 ELIOUPOLI. Tel. 97.00.789
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PAPAGEORGIOU, SPYROS:
Address: 16 Elia Venezi - NEO BOYTZA - RAFINA 109 09. Tel. 0294 - 32.260
PAPAPANOS COSTAS
Novelist (prose writer) - Essayist
Former Director Gen. In the Ministry of Higher Education (Direction of Higher Education and Fine
Arts) Former President:
a) of “House of Letters and Fine Arts”
b) of the Theatre: “Arma Thespidos”
c) of the “Hellenic Center of Cinematografique”
Former Vicepresident of the “League of Greek Novelist”
Books of Novels:
1. “Life without joy” (1951)
2. “In the hawk’s Wails” (1976)
3. “Begging the End” (1984)
4. “Anxietie” (1987)
Books of short stories:
1. “The woman who has passed in red” (1945)
2. “High upon the white Rock” (1962)
3. “Men in the life” (1965)
4. “As the storks were gone” (1980).
(Some of them has been translated in Italy and Hungaria)
Travellings
1. “Iberia” (1962)
2. “Far away in the Suomen” (1972)
Miscellanies
1. “Chronicle - History of our higher Education (1970)
2. “Poetical competition (1857-1873) and our language” (1973)
3. “The European Union Pass throug the Cultural Union” (in French - 1974)
Theatre:
“Beyond to the limit” 1951
Essays:
“Many in several magazines of Athens as “Nea Estia”, “Nea Skepsi”, “Sygchroni
Skepsi”
Address: 158, 3th Septemvriou Str., 112 51 ATHENS. Tel. 86.77.560
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PAPATHANASOPOULOS, THANASIS:
63 -65 Akominatou Str., 104 38 ATHENS. Tel.: 88.19.726
PAPAVASSILIOU, HERO:
Writer - Poetess
Maried, 3 Children
BOOKS:
1. “Porthmia” (Ferriage), Novelle. 1961
2. “Concertino”. Tales. 1965
3. “Rekviem”. Poems. 1985
Address: 21, Rimini Str. - Filothei, 152 37 Athens - Greece. Tel.: 01-68.13.944
PAPPA LENA
Lena Pappa was born in Athens.
She studied History and Archaeology at the University of Athens and French Literature at the French
Institute of Athens.
She attended History of Art courses at the Athens Higher School of Fine Arts and obtained her
undergraduate degree, under a scholarship, in Paris where she attended Modern Art courses in
Sorbonne and gained the DIPLOME D’ ETUDES APPROFONDIES.
She started as an administrative employee in the Higher Council of Public Services and then she was
appointed at the Higher School of Fine Arts where she served as a Library Supervisor (assistant of P.
Prevelakis; Professor of History of Art) and from 1980 until 1990 she hold the position as Secretary
General at the School of Fine Arts.
She is a member of the National Association of Greek Authors and a founding member of the Delfic
Academy.
Until today she has published the following poem collections:
1. “Poems”, Athens, 1956
2. “Splendors”, Athens, 1961
3. “Whispers”, Publisher: Ekdosis ton Filon, Athens 1963
4. “Autographs”, Athens, 1967
5. “Poesies”, Coll: Autour du Monde. Publisher: Pierre Seghers, Paris, 1969
6. “On the Way”. Publisher: Ekdosis ton Filon, Athens, 1973
7. “Dark Chamber”, Publisher: Ekdosis ton Filon, Athens, 1979
8. “Inner Voices”, Athens, 1982 (Not on sale)
9. “Palabras de Vidrio” (Words of Glass). Publisher: Los Vientos, Barcelona, 1984
10. “Inside Mirrors”. Publisher: Astrolavos-Efthini, Athens, 1984
11. “Artesians”. Publisher: Ekdosis ton Filon, Athens, 1988
12. “Skyway”, Athens, 1922 (Not on sale)
13. “Comprehensive poem collection”. A’ Volume. Publisher: Armos, Athens, 1994
Short stories collections:
1. “Biorythmes”. Publisher: Kollaros, Estia, Athens, 1982
2. “Forth Class Hotel”. Publisher: Armos, Athens, 1996
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Her poems have been translated in German, Spanish, Polish, English and Brazilian and have been
published in anthologies and Magazines overseas. She has published also archaeological articles and
translations of foreign litterature texts.
She is a collaborator of the literature magazine “NEA ESTIA” and “EFTHINI”.
Awards:
1976: Prise in the world competition of lyric poetry of “Cavalieri per l’ Europa”, in Italy
1981: Prise of lyric poetry “LAMBROS PORFYRAS” of the Athens Academy
1983 and 1986: Prise of “Piece and Friendship ABDI IPEKTSI”, in Turkie
1984: Prise of “Giovani Vaccaro”, in Italy, and of the “Delfic Amphictionies Assocation”, in
Athens
1985: Special honor award at the 3rd International Poetry Competition “Ulivo d’ Oro”, at
Torino, in Italy.
1986: Medaille d’ or of the Academy of Lutece for the books “Inside Mirrors” and
“Biorythmes”
1988: Prise of the “Delfic Amphictionies Association”
1993: First poetry award of the “Christian Letters Association” for her poetic collection
“Skyway”
1995: Prise KOSTAS OURANIS for the Comprehensive poem collection (A’ Vol.) of the
Athens Academy.
She is married the Vice President of the Supreme Court of Justice Anastase Marinos and she has a
daughter, holder of a law degree.
Unpublished work:
Short stories and the B’ Volume of her poems, infant poetry, essays, and theatrical one acts and
monologues.
Address: 21 Analipseos 21 & D. Vernardou, 152 35. Tel. 80.30.717
PARTHENIS, ANGELOS:
Born on October 25th, 1935, in Piraeus, Greece.
Lived for about 25 years in Germany.
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“Dawn” (verse), Athens 1955
“Stalactites of Silence” (verse), Athens 1956
“The Bells of the Aegean Sea” (verse), Athens 1957
“La Noche es la Musika de los Desesperados” (verse), Athens 1960
“Blood of Solitude” (verse), Athens 1960
“The Bells of the Aegean Sea” (verse), second, revised and completed edition, Athens 1966
“Service of an Exile” (verse), first book, Athens 1986
Has also written verse directly in English, German and Spanish. Some of his poems have been
translated into English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
Furthermore, various and numerous, published and still unpublished, translations of verse, primarily
from German, but also from English, French, Spanish and Italian iinto Greek, as well as, all published,
translations of novels (Dûrrenmatt, Fontane, Werfel, Goethe) and aphorisms (K. Kraus), exclusively
from German into Greek.Address: Ierolochiton St. 28, 122 44 Egaleo - Athens, Greece (Tel. 54.52.640)
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PASCHOS, P.B.:
University Professor
Address: 4 Kavafi Str., 152 36 PALEA PENTELI. Tel. 66.66.583
PATERAKI YOLANDA
17 – 19 KRITONOS STR.
116 34 ATHENS – GREECE
TEL. 010 72 11 403 FAX : 010 72 25 742
Author : YOLANDA PATERAKI . Born in Ioannina of Greece . She has studied Literature and has
worked in schools and institutes for many years , as a teacher . She has also acquired a distinguished
piano Diploma .
From the early age , she began writing books , collaborating with Greek newspapers
and magazines and writing “ scenarios ” for the cinema and television . She is a
permanent collaborator with the well known Greek Literary magazines : NEA ESTIA
and NEA SKEPSI . She is GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE NATIONAL
SOCIETY OF GREEK MEN OF LETTERS , also a Board member of the
HELLENIC SOCIETY OF TRANSLATORS OF LITERATURE and a member of the
“ CIRCLE OF THE GREEK CHILDREN’S BOOKS ” , which is the Greek Section of
IBBY ( International Board on Books for Young children ) . She has been awarded
with 14 Greek and International prizes for a lot of her books . She has also won the A’
prize of the State and in 1983 she was awarded by the ACADEMY OF ATHENS for
her general offer to the children’s Literature . She has written many books for children
and adults and has published thirty four as well as thirty five (35) , up to now ,
translations .
YOLANDA'S PATERAKI BOOKS ARE :
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1.
" GRANDMA'S LACE CAP " ( Tales )
Prize of the Circle of Greek Children's Books
2.
" MY BROTHER , MY LITTLE MAN " ( Novel )
Prize of the Greek Women's Association
3.
" MOONMEN COME TO EARTH " ( A diaplanetic tale )
4.
" THREE STORIES AND A TRUTH " ( Short stories for pre - school age )
5.
" ALINA AND THE SUN " ( Short stories for pre – school age )
Prize of the Circle of Greek Children's Books
" THE LION -HEARTED " (Novel of adventure in six separate volumes ) :
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a) " A gang with heart "
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b) " WHO have disappeared the letters of mystery ? "
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c) " The top secret of the four "
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d) " The computer detective "
10. e) " Gangsters or artists without value ? "
11. f) " The Lion – Hearted in new action "
Series : BE AQUAINTED WITH GREEK ISLANDS
12. " THE LADY OF THE AEGEAN SEA " ( A Chronicle of SYROS Island )
Prize of the Circle of Greek Children's Books
Prize of the Greek Ministry of Culture
INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMA OF ANDERSEN HONOUR LIST
13. " THE SHIP COMES FROM PSARA "
( A Historical novel about the story of " PSARA Island " and the Greek
Revolution of 1821 )
14. " A PEARL SWIMS OF ON THE WAVES "
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( A chronicle of ANDROS Island )
15. " THE SECRET OF THE BLESSED ISLAND "
( A chronicle of CRETA Island )
Prize of the Greek Literary Women’s Association
16. " UNDER THE SUN OF CEPHALONIA "
( A Chronicle of CEPHALONIA and ITHAKA Islands )
17. " UNDER THE SHADOW OF THE STONE COLUMN "
( A chronicle of AEGINA Island )
18. " A TRICK THAT BECOMES TRUE "
( A play for children )
Prize of the Greek Literary Women's Association
19. " SACRIFICE AND GLORY "
( The biography of the Archbishop GREGORY V. )
Prize of the Greek Literary Women's Association
20. " AN ADVENTURE IN THE BIG FOREST "
( Novel )
21. " A CHILD ACQUIRES THE VICTORY "
( Novel )
Prize of the Greek Literary Women's Association
22. " ONCE UPON A TIME IN MACEDONIA "
( Historical novel )
23. " A COLLECTION OF GREEK ISLANDS TALES "
Prize of the Literary Professors Committee
24. " THE SECRET OF THE WHELK "
( Novel )
25. " THE LAST ALLY "
( Novel )
26. " KIFISSIA , THE BEST "
( The history of Kifissia )
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27. " THE MOONMAN "
( Tale )
28. " WITH A STRETCHED EAR "
( Four short stories )
29. " THE CRAZIEST STORY OF THE WORLD "
( Novel )
30. " MELIFLUENT STORIES WITH AMUSING ADVENTURES "
31. " GREEK MYTHOLOGY – THE GODS OF OLYMPUS " ( A’ VOLUME )
32. " GREEK MYTHOLOGY – THE GODS OF OLYMPUS " ( B’ VOLUME )
33. " GREEK MYTHOLOGY – THE HERCULES FEATS " ( A’ VOLUME )
34. " GREEK MYTHOLOGY – THE ARGONAUTIC EXPEDITION "
TRANSLATIONS
ELEVEN NOVELS FOR CHILDREN
TWO PLAYS FOR ADULTS
TWENTY – TWO BOOKS FOR CHILDREN ( SHORT STORIES )
TOTAL = 35 BOOKS ( UP TO NOW )
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TALES
GRANDMA’S LACE CAP
A collection of three tales by YOLANDA PATERAKI , winner of the first prize of the Circle of Greek
Children’s Books , 1976 .
The first tale : “ The Giant and the four Oranges ” is the story of a rich landowner ,
who has 12 sons and who is an old man now , so he gives his land to his sons to till
the soil and grow the crops . The young men go out to the fields where many episodes
take place , until a giant captures them all and makes them see how certain things are
necessary in life . During their captivity they have to go through several “ tests ” and
when finally they come out of them , they learn who the giant is and how useful the “
tests ” were .
The second tale : “ The Prince and the Wild Succory ” tells of a proud but in reality very tender –
hearted prince whom the circumstances of life turn into a cruel and heartless man . But an act of
kindness helps him recover his old good nature and become “ human ” again .
The last tale : “ In the Land of the Fairy Tale and the Wind ” is a story rich in poetry . It tells us that
tales will live forever among men , they are immortal .
MOONMEN COME TO EARTH
A DIAPLANETIC TALE
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With the book “ Moonmen come to earth ” , YOLANDA PATERAKI offers to children
the first Greek tale of science and fiction .
She offers it in a completely positive way ,since she manages to give through her tale , two parallel
canals of teaching . In the one , she inserts the conciliation of the child with Space and at the same time
in the other cultivates the child’s love for our planet . So , the young readers acquire the proper contact
with the people of Space without losing their estimation for their own planet and especially for Greece,
in which five Moonmen , led by the wise Sving – Svoing , come . The two worlds , the one of Space
and the other of Earth , are balanced in the child’s mind who is learning something very correct : that
the advanced technology and the mathematic calculations lead to z e r o if the human element does not
exist . This “ human element ” the Moonmen search to find , and that is why they come to Earth .
Humorous and amusing adventures , false actions of the five Moonmen that happen in Athens during
the Carnival celebration , as well as the simple way of expression together with the correct development
of the meanings , make this tale very welcome .
THE MOONMAN
Who is , in the reality , the Moonman ?
Is he the official taler of moon – as he is
using to say now that he is living , by accident , on our earth - , or ……
Anyway , one thing is sure , that the tales he narrates , keep all the children , always , close
to him . An inseparable friend of the Moonman is “ Dakandoulis ” , a very clever box – bird
( ! ) , which was found in the moonplane the moment that the Moonman pulled the levers
and , instead of going to the planet he wanted , he landed on the Earth .
ALINA AND THE SUN
It is a book for children of 5 – 7 years old . It contains three little stories .
I . Alina and the sun - It is about the usual problems of the young children who do not
play with their toys for long and are soon lazy . In a pleasant way , it teaches them how to
do with them and how easy it is to amuse themselves .
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II . MOHAI , the young duck - It is a story concerning the problems of the white and black
children , given in a simple , pleasant way , like a tale .
III . Oh , what have you done , Dionissi ?
- It is a story that teaches a child not to play
with guns and not to like the war . In the contrary it shows best games and the results of
killing .
THREE STORIES AND A TRUTH
It is a book for children of 5 – 7 years old . In a simple , nice adventure two children ,
brother and sister, go with “ SERPETOULA ” ( a doll from their imagination ) in a very
graceful trip . During their trip they visit the house where the “ seasons of the Year ” stay .
They visit the country , where the birds live as well as the “ houses of the dreams ” where
they meet their well – known tales vivid and they spend time playing with them . After a lot
of adventures , they return home and they feel happy because they have discovered a new
world through SERPETOULA , their imagination .
A TALE – COLLECTION OF GREEK ISLANDS
This book includes 10 original tales of different Greek islands , as they are told by old
people who live on each island .
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SERIES : BE ACQUAINTED WITH THE GREEK ISLANDS
THE LADY OF THE AEGEAN SEA ( SYROS ISLAND )
The MASGRAVE family – father from Ireland , mother Greek and five children , two sons
and three daughters – come to Syros island – their mother’s native place – to spend their
holidays . Being acquainted with the island and its beauty , living incredible adventures
there , all children decide to stay and work in this wonderful place .
The decision satisfies their mother but their father too , is very pleased , because he also
likes the island and makes plans to spend half of the time in his own country and half of the
time in his wife’s island .
UNDER THE SUN OF CEPHALONIA
A company of boys and girls of the last school classes , go swimming to a Cephalonian
beach .
A tall , ugly , skinny man , with bright eyes – Mr. Stefanos – follow them and sits ,
overhearing , near the place where the company lays on the sand .
On the first occasion , he becomes acquainted with the company and he always tries to be
present in their – even personal – lives .Then , many adventures and humoristic incidents
happen . They , all together , visit the more interesting places of Cephalonia and Ithaka
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islands and learn the traditions as well as the habits and customs of them .
Naturally , none knows w h o Mr. Stefanos is and the boys and girls try to discover
something concerning his own life and personality .
At the end , when the school open in September , the company suddenly realizes that Mr.
Stefanos is the new D i r e c t o r of the High School Classes !
THE SECRET OF THE BLESSED ISLAND ( CRETE )
The “ Secret of the blessed island ” is a chronicle for children over eleven and adults ,
containing the most interesting historical events as well as the main customs and habits of
Crete island ( KRITI ) , one of the most famous Greek islands .
It is written in the form of a Novel and it is full of adventures so that it can be easily and
pleasantly read .
THE SHIP COMES FROM PSARA
This book is a Historical Novel for children over eleven and adults , containing the most
serious Historical events of PSARA island , many also events of the Greek revolution ( 1821
) and it is mixed with adventures which keep the interest of the readers very vivid up to the
end of the book .
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A PEARL SWIMS ON THE WAVES ( ANDROS )
The “ Pearl swims on the waves ” is a chronicle for children over eleven and adults . It
describes the natural beauties of the island as well as the most important customs and
habits of it . The book also contains historical events from the ancient times up to now and
exciting adventures of the old and modern times .
UNDER THE SHADOW OF THE STONE COLUMN
This book tells the adventure two young French professors have faced going to spend their
vacation in Aegina Island of Greece . It is referred in it the short history of the island , the
myths and legends with a special look at the archaeological founds which are richly offered
from its earth .
The amusing story of the novel , the vivid characters , the family traditions as well as the
mystery which overhangs from the beginning up to the end , gives us the opportunity to say
that it is a really fascinating book .
NOVELS FOR CHILDREN
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MY LITTLE BROTHER , MY LITTLE MAN
It is a model of family traditions and links , full of tenderness and love , things that rarely
exist in our technological days .
It is a hymn to the “ f a m i l y ” as well as an amusing novel , well approved by our
deprived contemporary children .
A CHILD ACQUIRES THE VICTORY
LEONIDAS at the age of twelve , becomes orphan .
His mother dies at the naissance of his twins brothers and his father follows her after some
months . So , Leonidas lives with the company of his aged grandmother and the twin babies
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However , the boy has a strong character and an also strong will . He begins working here
and there , to be able to help his family . Many events – sorrowful and humoristic- happen
during the years in which the twins become men and Leonidas a distinguished citizen who –
proud of himself – will say at the end of the story : “ Is it a trifle thing to be able to grow up
a whole family and thus , place t h r e e suitable stones on the big building called L I F E ?
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AN ADVENTURE IN THE BIG FOREST
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DAPHNI , an orphan girl of eleven years old , lives with her half – blind grandfather in a
hut on the mountain in a big forest , which both love pathetically .
One day the grandfather’s son – Tassos – with his wife come from America and decide to
root out many trees from the big forest , paying a serious amount of money to the Mayor of
the place , and build there an electronic factory , branch of the one he owns in the States .
Father and son quarrel seriously , and Tassos with his wife leaves the village with the
decision not to come back again .
However , an adventure in the forest , which some people , because of profit , begin to burn
, make Tassos think the matter over . Finally he returns , he finds another place to install
his factory and he replaces the burned trees of the forest .
THE SECRET OF THE WHELK
The secret of the whelk ? cried the twin sisters – Angeliki and Margaret – at the same time
and their mouth wide opened .
This story “ The story of the whelk ” became at the end , one of the goals of their childhood
.
Together with their friends – Alexis and George - facing the one adventure after the other ,
they try to solve the mystery , by all means . Are they going to succeed and what will be the
end of the gang which was involved with the whelk and the profit of the two sisters ?
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THE CRAZIEST STORY IN THE WORLD
After many years of research , five wise scientists succeed in making a rocket that can go
everywhere . So , they start their scientific journey , destination planet ER . But , one fault
movement , of the central lever , changes the rocket’s course and their destination .Without
even noticing it , they land on an unknown country of an indescribable beauty , where
everything goes on under the rules of a perfect technology . There , the five wise scientists
fall into such unbelievable adventures that make the reader burst out laughing .
All these happenings of the wise scientists create “ The craziest story in the world ” .
THE LION - HEARTED
All the 6 volumes are separated the one from the other , keeping only the same persons as
heroes , whose activity goes on , from the 5th class of the elementary school up to the last
class of High School .
All the volumes are full of adventures , mystery and their central idea is to please the
children and show them that even when they are closed in block buildings , without big
gardens and fields , they can enjoy their spare time if they know how to profit by the
occasion .
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1
volume : “ A gang ” with heart .
2
volume : Who disappeared the mysterious letters ?
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volume : The secret of the “ four ” .
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volume : The computer detective .
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volume : “ Gangsters ” or “ artists ” without value ???
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volume : The “ gangsters try a new action ” .
ONCE UPON A TIME IN MACEDONIA …
This is a historic book . It is referred to Amyndas III , King of Macedonia , who was sent
away by the barbarians and after lots of troubles and cruel battles , succeeded in taking
back his throne and to set free Macedonia . His dream was all the Greek cities to be united
and the Greek civilization to be overspread all over the world .
He was the first to catch this idea , his son Philip developed it and later – his grandson–
Alexander the Great made his dream real and the Greek civilization reached nearly the end
of the world .
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SHORT STORIES
MELIFLUENT STORIES WITH AMUSING ADVENTURES
The peculiar “ blue little man ” who does not exist but he exists and is present wherever
you don’t need him , the tender little cat that after an adventure began to … laugh and
laugh and laugh , the very clever little dog that is proud of her beauty and her mind , the
tales’ company that goes on a strike , the innocent lamb who manages to realize three
children’s dream , the immense cabbage that became a hero , the mulberry – tree that saves
one’s life and the nice boy who finds a way to … warm the sea , are the eight short stories of
this book .
WITH A STRETCHED EAR
Collection of four short stories for children inspired by the German Occupation after the
1940 war .
A TRICK THAT BECOMES TRUE
P L A Y for children
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Denis , a young boy , son of the Mayor of the town , one night that is ill and lays in bed ,
sees in front of him a ballet of microbes who sings songs and dance , saying how happy they
are to be near Denis , who is a boy that doesn’t like to be clean and he rarely washes himself
.
In the meantime , the Mayor orders three of his councils to root out the last trees of the area
, because he wants to make a wide square for delivering his speeches .
Denis sees again the microbe – ballet , dancing very satisfied and saying that after the
decision of the Mayor , they will install themselves in this nice , dirty town full of dust and
pollution .
So , he decides to play a trick to his father and to prevent him of realizing the rooting out of
the last trees .
He pretends that he is seriously ill and with the help of his mother and the doctor – both
against the Mayor’s order – persuades his father not only to leave the trees in the town but
also to multiply them , to whitewash the place and to give strict orders about cleanness .
He , himself , also decides to be washed twice a day .
SACRIFICE AND GLORY
This book is the biography of the Archbishop GREGORIOS V , who played a significant
role during the Greek Revolution ( 1821 ) and he was killed by the Turks .
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FOR ADULTS
THE LAST ALLY ( NOVEL )
It is a social novel emphasizing the family’s links and the daughter’s devotion and pure love
for the aged , unable father , who used to call her , up to his last moment : the last ally in his
life .
KIFISSIA THE BEST
Kifissia is one of the best suburbs of Athens , with a rich historical past , a spiritual present
and a social life . It is always beautiful and fresh , full of vividness and happenings .
In the book “ Kifissia the Best ” there is all the history of the place from 135 a.C. up to now
, enriched with tales , traditions , anecdotes and stories past and present .
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PATRA, IPHIGENIA (NENA):
Author-novelist of children literature
Publications (in greek) include:
A. Novels:
1. “In the Home of GoodGrandfather”, 1968
2. “The Town of Asphodels - The Child of the Immigrant”, 1983
3. “The Cherry Tree”, 1988
4. “Suddenly in the Summer at Oropos”, 1990, received award by the “Women’s Literature
Company”.
A. Short Stories:
1. “The Sea-Gull”, 1992
2. “In the Country of Orlamonde”, 1994
Address: 11 Eptanisou St., Athens 112 57 - Greece. Tel.: 883.03.96
PATTICHI, MARIA:
Papadiamantopoulou 53, 115 28 ATHENS. Tel. 77.72.876
PAVLOPOULOU, ANGELIKI:
235 Maizonos Str., 262 22 PATRA. Tel. 061/33.72.79
PERAKAKIS J. NIKOS (Monk Nikodemos)
Poet
Works:
a) “EROTIKOS ASSYRIOS”
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(Little Assyrian Cupid)
ed. Kastaniotis 1989
b) “THE COLOUR OF THE AGES”
ed. Nea Sinora - A.A.Livani 1992
c) “I PHOTOGRAPHIA” (The Heart and the Wave)
Delphini 1995
Address: 8 Kymis Str., 104 46 ATHENS. Tel. 86.42.285
PETOUSIS, GIORGOS M.
3 Orfeos Str. (or Box 3564), LIMASSOL - CYPRUS. Tel. 00357-5-37.36.88 & 36.53.93
PETRITAKIS, GIANNIS M.:
118 Matzagriotaki Str., 176 76 KALLITHEA. Tel. 95.66.786
PETROVITS-ANDROUTSOPOULOU LOTY
Born 1937, Athens
Author of 25 books for young people and five for adults; critic; essayist; translator.
Honours: Nine national awards; the 1984 Academy of Athens Prize for Children’s Literature;
Honour
List Diplomas by IBBY and the University of Padova; nominee for 1994 Andersen Award
Novels: * “O Mikros Adelfos” (The Little Brother), 1976
translated into Japanese, Tokyo, 1988
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“Gia tin alli patrida (For their Other Country), 1978
“Sto Tsimentenio Dasos” (In the Cement Forest), 1981
“Zetete Mikros” (Boy Wanted), 1982
“Spiti yia Pente” (A House for Five), 1987
translated into Japanese, Tokyo 1990
“Lathos, Kyrie Neuger!” (Wrong, Mr. Neyger!) 1989
“Tragoudi yia Tris” (A song for Three) 1992
“Yousouri stin Tsepi” (Black Coral in the Pocket) 1994
“Kanarini kai Menta” (Kanary and Mint) 1996
Fantasies:
 “Tris fores ki enan kairo”
(Thrice Upon a Time) 1977
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“Efta kokkines klostes” (Seven Red Threads) 1979
“Sti Gitonia tou Iliou” (In the Sun’s Neighbourhood) 1980
“Istories pou kanenas then Xeri” (Stories that Nobody Knows) 1984
“Istories me tous Dodeka Mines” (Stories for the 12 Months), series of 4 books, 1988
and eight more books for young children
Shorts stories for adults:
 “Oi Askites Tou Plethous” (Asketics in the Crowd) 1982
 “Ta Tessera Tango” (The Four Tangos) 1996
Essays: Three books on children’s literature
Translations: Four books and many essays and articles from English into Greek
Address: 129 Aristotelous Str., 112 51 ATHENS. Tel. 82.23.008
PEFANIS, GEORG Dr:
9 Kethyreion Str., 174 56 ANO KALAMAKI. Tel. 99.32.476
PHILIPPOU, NIKI
Niki Philippou (nee Ladaki) was born in Nikosia, Cyprus. She studied Commercial subjets in
London and Greek and English Literature in Athens. She holds Degrees from the National University
of Athens in Greek Literature.
From 1959 to 1960, she was Personal Secretary to the President of the Greek Education to the
President of the Greek Communal Chamber of the Republic of Cyprus and since 1965, she has been
Personal Secretary to the Minister of Education, Cyprus. On 1987 she was appointed Cultural Officer
at the Ministry of Education. She is married and has two daughters.
Literary Societes:
 Vice President of the National Society of Greek Writers of Cyprus
 General Secretary of Cyprus PEN Club
 Member of the Executive Committee of the Cultural Society of Cyprus (“Ellinikos Pnevmatikos
Omilos Kyprou)
 Member of the Society of Cyprus Studies
 Member of the Greek Philologist Assocition of Cyprus, “Stasinos”
 Member of the Municipal Cultural Committee of Nicosia
 Member of the National Society of the Greek Writes of Athens
 Member of the Literary Society of Greece
 Member of the Greek Society of Literature Translators
 Member of the D.H. Lawrence Society, London
 Honorary Member of the National Sindicate of Spanish Writers
 Ex member of the Advisory Literary Committee of the Ministry of Education
 Ex member of the International Society for Contemporary Literature and Theatre, London
(Resigned on 1986)
Intenational Seminars:
 First International Congress of Cypriot Studies, Nicosia 1969
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 Salzburg Seminar on Contemporary American Literature, Austria, 1973
 International Meeting on Literature, Athens 1978
 Meeting of the International Society for Contemporary Literature and Theatre; Perugia, Italy
1979; Bruges, Belgium 1980; Athens, Greece 1981; Granada, Spain 1982; Grantham, England
1985, Siiklos, Hungary 1986
 First International Conference of Authors in European Languages, Terremolinos, Malaga, Spain
1984
 18th International Writers Meeting, Bled, Yugoslavia 1985
 International PEN Writers’ Seminar, Nicosia 1985
 Nicosia Cultural Week Gölogne, Germany 1987
 XXV International October Meeting of Writers, Belgrade 1988
 A Rotkoviceve Poetry Evenings, Bijeto Polje Republic of Montenegro, Yugoslavia 1988
 National Congress “Woman and Poetry”, Bari, Italy 1989
 Cuprus Cultural Week in Bulgaria, Sofia, 1989
 54th World Congress of the International P.E.N., Toronto, Montreal, 1989
 X Regional Conference of National Commissions for Unesco in the Europe Region, Berlin,
GDR, 1989
 58th Session of the Council for Cultural Cooperation of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg,
1990
 European Meeting on the Co-ordination of World Decade Projects of Unesco, Oslo, Norway,
1991
 Second Meeting of the Culture Committee of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 1991
 10th World Conference for Poets, Crete, 1991
 56th World Congress of the Intenational P.E.N. Vienna, 1991
Publications:
A’ Poetry:
 Roads of Love
 Atona
 Episodes (Awarded First Prize by the literary
magazine Pnevmatiki Kypros)
 The Virgin of the Steps,
Greek Edition
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English Edition
 Confession
 Odes (Awarded first Prize by the National
Society of Greek Writers of Cyprus)
 Ectonosy
 Of Love
 Slaughtered Spring, Greek Edition
English Edition
German Edition
 The Song of Pentadachtylos
 Manoulla Kypriotissa (poetry for Children)
(National Honorary Mention)
B’ Prose:
C’ Essays,
1960
1963
1964
1967
1973
1969
1971
1972
1977
1978
1980
1987
1986
1988
The Dream, 1974
1984
Mrs Philippou has also published a number of short stories and novels, outstanding for their
physiolatric colour and the psychology of their chracters. They are the country people, kind-hearted
and strong, who overcome the hardships of their daily life with a smile and a song.
TRANSLATIONS
From the English, she has translated into Greek a part of “Paedia” by the German philosopher
Werner Jaeger, and “Travels and Adventures” by Joseph Walf. She has translated from the Greek into
English translation of the “History of Cyprus” written by Dr. Constantinos Spyridakis.
A number of her translared extracts from the Englih classics have appeared in various Greek
newspapers and literary magazines. Her poetry has been translated into English, German, French,
Italian, Armenian, Serbo-croatian, Hebrit.
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In addition, Mrs. Philippou’s talks on literature are regularly broadcast by the Cyprus Broadcasting
Corporation, Nicosia. Mrs Philippou has been invited to speak by literary societes in Greece, Europe,
Canada, U.S.A. She has also attended many seminars on poetry and literature abroad, as mentioned
above.
Professor M.B. Raizis of the University of Athens, introducing her book of “Essays” which has been
published on 1984, describes Niki Ladaki Philippou as “one of those rare persons who combine
the roles of literary creator, critic of poetry, and social commentator on crucial issues, as these
challenge, stimulate, inspire, or even hurt a thoughtful and alert woman of her background and sense of
belonging”.
Address: 9 Kavala Str., 136 71 THRAKOMAKEDONES. Tel. 003-01-24.31.453
PILLAS, ANTONIS:
1 Patatsou Str., PAFOS 402, CYPRUS. Tel. 23.29.65
PLASTOURGOU - BISTOLA, FOTIKA:
14 Eftichias Str., THYMARI PALEAS FOKAIAS 190 13. Tel. 0291/37.185
PLATIS, ELEUTHERIOS, son of Nikolaos and Aspasia Platis.
Essayist and critic of literature.
Born on 20 April 1920 in Ioannina, Greece. Married to Olga Votsi.
Studies: Faculty of Philosophy, University of Athens.
Further studies on newer European systematic philosophy at the University of Bonn,
Germany
(with scholarship of the Greek State), 1958-62
Prizes:
* 2nd order State Prize for essay, 1977
* Athens Academy Prize, 1981
* Ouranis’ Prize (for essay) of the Athens Academy, 1991
Works: * “The Element of Love in the Mysticism” 1964
* “Constributions to the interpretation of Plato’s ‘Crito’” 1973/1979
* “The Aesthetic Communion” 1976/1980
* “The accusers of Socrates” 1980
* “Critical Reflections” Vol. I. 1983
* “Views” Vol. I. 1990
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“Critical Reflections” Vol. II. 1993
“Struggle and work of a martyr for freedom - Theodoros Soukas” 1993
“The Tragic in the Ancient Greek Civilisation during the ascent and flourishing”, 1994
“Critical Reflections” Vol. III. 1995.
Also translated in Greek the work of R.M.Rilke “The Testament” 1985
Address: 19 Pavlatou & Xenias Str., 157 71 ZOGRAFOU. Tel.: 77.80.9
POTAMITIS, DIMITRIS
He was born in Cyprus. He attended the Dramatic School of the National Theatre where he studied
theatre, and the University of Athens (Philologie).
Mr Potamitis made his acting debut in the ancient theater of Epidaurus, one of the oldest and largest
theatres of classical Greece, as Eumylus, in Euripides tragedy “Alkestes”: the play was presented by
the National Theatre of Greece. After his debut, Mr Potamitis appeared in many other important roles
in plays by Rattigan, Strindberg, and modern Greek writers. From 1967 to 1970, Mr Potamitis was a
leading actor for the “Proscenium Theater”, which was one of the best-known, fringe theatres in
Greece. Alexis Solomos, a great Greek director, presented Mr Potamitis in such well-known plays as
Lorca’s “As If Five Years Past”, Mayakofsky’s “The Bed Bug” Moliere’s “Malade Imaginaire”,
Aristophanes “Thesmoforiazouses”, Brecht’s “The Good Fellow of Setzuan” and Kopit’s “Oh, Dad,
Poor Dad, Mama’s Hung You in the Closet and I’m Felling So Sad”.
In 1973 Dimitris Potamitis opened his own theatre “Research theatre of Athens” (Erevnas), an
experimental theatre with a thrust stage, considered to be one of the best in Greece; his theatre is made
up of two companies - one for adults and one for children. The theatre is located in Ano Ilissia in a
beautifull neo-classic building and offers daily performances. For the last nineteen years, Mr
Potamitis has starred in and directed over forty plays including Shaffer’s “Equus”, Pomerange’s “The
Elephant Man”, Moliere’s “Scapen”, Bauomarche’s “Figaro”, Wilde’s “The Portrait of Dorian Gray”,
Ostrofsky’s “The dairy of a Schoundler”, Calderon’s “Life is a Dream”, Kafka’s “Metamorphosis”,
Burgess “The clockwork orange”, Bychner’s “Lents”, Shaffer’s “Five Finger Exercise”, and
Ferstein’s “Torch Song Trilogy” which gave him “the best actor of the year award” for 1984; His
play “Tales of Grandad Aristophanes” -an adaption based on five Aristophanian plays for children,
has been produced in many children’s theatres around the world. A scene of the play is printed in the
reading book of the 5th class in public primery schools of Greece.
In 1979 Mr Potamitis directed a “Collage” based on seven ancient tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophokles
and Euripides. The Collage refers to the story of the House of Atreides. This play was performed in the
ancient theatres of Heroid Atticus for the Athens Festival. This play as well as many of the “Erevnas”
theater productions were filmed for Greek television. Mr. Potamitis has directed such plays as “My
Fair Lady”, “Cabaret” and “Gone with the Wind” for other Greek theatre companies.
Dimitris Potamitis is also a writer and poet; six of his collections of poems have been published:
“Symposium”, “The Migration of Angels”, “The ancient Saxophone”, “A tree wich thinks it’s a bird”,
“The Alter Demetrios”, “The Core Poems”. He has also translated a lot of English and American
plays in Greek. He has written six plays all of which have been produced in Athens theaters: “The
gobbling of the little - Red - Ridding Hood”, “The last adventures of Adam and Eve”, “The leash of
Socrates”, “The upsite down Tales”, “The Alibi”, “Tales of Grandad Aristophanes”.
In 1989 in collaboration with the National Theater of Cyprus, he played the main role in Euripides
“Orestes” at the ancient theater in Epidavrus.
Mr Potamitis is a member of the “National Society of the Greek Writers”, the “International
Organization for Children’s Theater” (ASITEZ), and the “International Center of Theatre”.
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In 1995 he has directed and performed his own play “The Greek Amphibian” and Korneilles’
“Illusion”. He has also published three books: The translation of “Illusion”, his play “The Greek
Amphibian” and a book with articles on theatre with the title “The local emigrant”.
Address: 21 Ilision Str., 157 71 ZOGRAFOU. Tel. 77.09.393
PRATSIKAS, MANOLIS:
4-6 Benizelou Roufou & Papaflessa Str., 262 22. Tel. 0621/32.00.00
PRINTZIPAS, GEORGE:
Prose writer
Born in Athens 1947
Publications:
 Nations Scholars. Athens 1985
 Building up Saint Sophia. Athens 1987
 The Gallow. Katerini 1987
 Synaxaire of Untold Expectations. Katerini 1994
Poetry:
 Monemvasia’s Love
 Girls in Happiness
Short Stories:
 Unseasonable Story
 Christmas Stories
 The Smile of the White Hope
Address: 29 Mavrokordatou Str., 172 35 DAFNE. Tel. 97.14.805 & 72.48.681
PSARAFTI, LITSA
Author of children’s books. Her works have won awards at Greek and international competitions. She
is the winner of the Academy of Athens Prize (“The viper’s egg”) and the State Prize (“The smile of
Ekati”). Books of hers have been included in the “Paolo Vergerio” Honor List (“The double
Voyage”) and the I.B.B.Y Honor List (“The tears of Persephone”).
Her works include:
 In the steps of Samotherion, 1981
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The double voyage, 1987
The puzzle of the stone beard, 1990
The last heroes, 1991
The disappearance, 1992
The tears of Persephone, 1994
The circus and Goliath the midget, 1995
The smile of Ekati, 1995
Address: 55 Cyprou Str., 152 37 FILOTHEI. Tel. 68.12.281
RELLOS D. MICHAEL
Address: Zoodochou Pigis 3, ATHENS 106 78. Tel. 38.17.873
RIGOPOULOS, RIGAS D.
Sociologist. Writer: Literature, essays, poems.
Subjects: Social science, experiences from the Greek resistance and war of liberation.
Titles of books (originally in Greek):
 “Society Social science - Man - General weaknesses and potentialities - Social culture Prospects”
pp. 320 - Icaros, 1954
 “Secret War. Greece - Middle East 1940-1945” pp. 336. - Hestia Bookstore, I.D.Collaros S.A.
1973 (Prize of the Academy of Athens)
 “Altar - Towards the Peak”. Two collections of poems from the time of the Occupation” pp. 71
- Hestia Bookstore 1973
 “Left-handedness and the education of left-handed children”. Sociological-pedagogical essay,
(Proceedings of the Academy of Athens, Vol. 51, p. 413-462, 1976
Enlarged edition of the same, pp. 62, 1977
 “Brothers Brothers… Romanced chronicle from a strange war”,
pp. 319- Hellenic Europublishing 1987
 “Tulpa”. Modern variations on the theme of an old tale”. Theatrical play, 1 st edition pp. 80,
1973, 2nd edition pp. 88 - Dodoni 1996
 “Aloysius Bertrand and Gaspar of the Night”. Essay and Translation of poems, New Hestia,
Vol. 1121, 1974
Address: 8 Demokritou Str., 106 71 ATHENS. Tel. 36.14.858
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RODOPOULOU, SOULA
She was born in Vrahati of Corinthia the 16/8 of 1935. She finished Primary and Secondary School.
She graduated in the Pedagogical School “Arsakio” of Psycico as a teacher. She postgraduated,
specialized in deaf children. She finished her career as School Advisor in Kalavrita.
She wrote since she was a child, and started publishing books in 1977. She published novels and
stories in newspapers and magazines: “Nea Estia” (New Home), “Nea Skepsi” (New Thinking),
“Thessaliki Estia”, “Kikladiko Fos” (Cycladic light), “Eleuthero Pneuma” (Free Spirit), “Ellinopoulo”
and others. She participated in other anthologies of child and young stories.
She was honored several times.
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Awards of:
“Drosinio” of Arsakio in 1955 for the monograph: “Kostas Kristalis”.
“Female Literature Company” in 1982 for the roman for young: “The Forty Meshes”.
“Amphictiones of Delfi” in 1984 for the novel: “The foreign child”.
“Philologists of N. Karditsa” in 1986 for the roman: “Konstantis and the pigeon”.
“Kostas Demertzis” in 1993, of the Circle of the Greek Child Book, for the teacher.
Prizes of:
1. The lyceum of Greek women: “Contest of Laskaris 1982”, for the novel: “Where do I know him”.
2. “Amphictiones of Delphi for the novel: “The meeting” 1982.
3. The Greek tourism in 1986 for the travel roman for young: “With the seagulls” 1986.
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BOOKS:
a) For children and young people:
The Forty Meshes - Third Edition Mokas-Morfotiki
Konstantin and the Pigeon - 4th edition - Omega
With the seagulls - Society for the profitable books
My dear teacher I do not forget - 4th edition - Omega
Odyssey - 3th edition - Agira
Pythagoras - many editions - Morfotiki
Hippocratus - many editions - Morfotiki
Diogenes, the cynic - many editions - Morfotiki
Welcome, the little Greeks - Omega - New book
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b) For adults:
Little stories - out of priint - 1977 - Drimos
Anxious days - 1981 - Drimos
Difficult times - out of print - 1978 - Drimos
Mirsini - 1984 - Drimos
The symphony of the silence - 1985 - Drimos
Those people then - Morfotiki 1988 - 3th edition
With audacity - Drimos 1991 - monographs of special women
In the heart of the Great Greece - Drimos 1993
She is a member of:
1. The “National Society of Greek Authors”
2. The “Women’s Literature Gathering”
3. The “Administrative Council of the Circle of Child Book”
4. The “Union of the Rights of Women”
5. The “Cultural and Physiolatric Group ‘Pan’”
Address: Ragavi 98, Athens 11475, Tel. 64.34.838
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ROZOS, EVANGELOS:
98 Ragavi Str., 114 75 ATHENS. Tel. 64.34.838
ROUSSOS, TASSOS:
26-28 Alketou Str., 116 33 ATHENS. Tel. 72.59.121
ROUSSOS, THEODOROS:
Hardy Aven. 2918 - Wheaton, Maryland 20.902 - U.S.A.
RYSSIANOS, NOTIS
Poet and Prose-Writer of the war generation (1940)
His pieces of work:
1) POETRY:
 The tale of slavery - collections of poems (1946)
 The rusty water - collection of poems (1948)
 Fidoussa, the history of Man - poetic synthesis (1971)
 The garden of words - selection of six poetic collections (1972)
 Elegy for Sotiris Loudaros - poetic synthesis (1977)
2) PROSE-WRITING:
 The snail’s journey - collection of narratives (1943)
 The seven steps - Novel (1947)
 The battle of the storks - novel (1951)
 The fantasy of God - collection of narratives (1952)
 The man with the small dream - novel (1959)
 The ash - collection of narratives (1963)
 Kallibardiinos - novel (1970)
 The girl “running water” - novel (1973)
Three medals and nine rivers of tears - collection of narratives (1988)
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Appart from these however, in 1956 his three acts theatrical drama “Absence” was performed in
Athens.
Address: 38 Skyrou Str., 113 62 ATHENS. Tel. 82.32.223
SAKELLION, GIANNIS:
370 08 AMALIAPOLI ALMYROY. Tel. 0422/91.436
SALPADIMOU NIKI
Address: Spoetsopoulas 9, ATHENS 113 61. Tel. 88.40.741
SAMARA, TONIA:
7 Agiou Gerasimou Str., 155 61 CHOLARGOS. Tel. 65.26.690
SARANTI, GALATIA:
Writer. She is the first woman member og the Greek Academy.
Publications:
A. Novels:
 Lilacs, 1949
 The Book of Johannes and Maria, 1952
 Our old House, 1959
 The limits, 1966
 Cracks, 1979
 The Waters of Euripos, 1989
A. Short Stories:
 Bright colours, 1962
 Remember Vilna, 1972
 Helen, 1982
 The River, 1992
Honours:
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Kostas Ouranis Prize, 1953
State Prize, 1957
State Prize, 1974
Academy of Athens Literature Prize, 1979
Literary Address: “HESTIA”, Solonos 68, Athens 106 72 - Greece
SAFILIOU, ANNA
Anna Safiliou was born in Preveza and lives in Athens. She is a novelist who writers children’s
books. She writers novels, stories and fables for children 8-13 years old. She is preoccupied with
pollution and the destruction of the envirenment, vocational orientation, and equality between boys
and girls. She writes against the horror of wars and any kind of violence. She emphasizes love among
all people, regardless of any characteristic, love for animals and plants. She is fascinated by the space,
other planets and life on other planets. She is a member of the National Society of Greek Authors and
of the Circle of Children’s Books.
She has published:
 Marrianna’s Dream, a novel in 1973;
 Marianna in Africa, a travel story in 1975;
 Simon’s Secret, a novel in 1977;
 My dog and Mina, a novel, 1979;
 Our Fables, in 1980;
 A Happy Man, a novel in 1980;
 Pictures from Space, a novel, 1981;
 A Good Idea, fables in 1982;
 New and Unexpected, stories in 1984;
 The Forest with the Monkeys, stories in 1989;
 The Most beautiful Star, fables in 1990;
 Psipso and the Telephones, stories for small children in 1990;
 From the Desert to the Antarctic, a novel in 1995;
 The Adventure, a novel for grown ups in 1986.
Address: 4-6 Anapiron Polemou Str., 115 21 ATHENS. Tel. 72.35.821
SARDELIS, KOSTAS:
novelist and historian.
Titles published:
1. The Saint of the Sklaves - Cosmas the Aitolian (1958)
2. Maxim the Greek (1972) - State Award for literature 1973
3. Theophan the Greek (1978)
4. “… And the light was born. Cyrillus and Methodius - The Enlightment of the
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Slaves” (1989) - (Award of the Academy of Athens 1990)
5. The betrayed tradition (1991)
6. Hellenism and the Greek State (1944)
7. A traveller in stillness [The childhood of Costis Palamas] (1993)
(State Award of Literature 1994)
8. The Cage (1996)
9. Saint Barbarus (1996)
Address: 15 El. Venizelou & Riga Ferraiou Str. 151 21 PEFKI. Tel. 80.54.362
SAVINA - MOUSTAKA, ZOE:
Poetess, member of “National Society of Greek Authors” and “Coordinating center of Hellenism”.
Publications:
 “Nuances” 1979
 “Without Archangels” 1980
 “Townships” 1981
 “Akrobats” 1983
 “Enchantresses” Xaiku and tanka - translated into six languages - 1985
 “Contact Lenses” 1990
 “20+20” VISION bilingual, 1989
 “Know what I’ve got for you?”, 1992
 “Limitation”, 1993
 The Archon of the crypt”, bilingual 1994
 “Mirror, Nature like a fruit”, 1994
 “The chik-pea” 1995
 “The vehicle hedonism”, 1960
 “The vehicle I want”, 1996
 “The vehicle firtatious”, 1996
Address: 17 Ydras Str., 153 44 PALLINI. Tel. 66.65.458 & 66.65.728
SAVVIDOU - THEODOULOU, MONA:
Poetess
WORKS:
a) Poems:
 “To the readers”, [“tis entefxomenis”], 1978
 “Symposium”, 1980
 “Nine Poems”, 1986
 “An Argonat between the Symplegades”, 1986
(Poetry Prize 1987)
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 “By poetic license of Leontios Machairas”, 1994
b) Play: “Axiothea”, 1982
c) Novel: “Alexandros Emmanuel Kehayioglou”, 1994
(Honourable Mention)
Address: 8a Anaxagorou Str., 3031 LIMASSOL - CYPRUS
SFAELLOU. KALLIOPI:
40 Valtetsiou Str., 106 81 ATHENS. Tel. 36.38.288
SFAKIANAKI - XENAKI, SOFIA:
Sofia Sfakianaki-Xenaki, daughter of the musicologist and composer K.I.Sfakianakis, was born in
Athens. She gratuated from the Conservatory of Athens’ Drama School (D.Rodiris, J.Sideris) and
from the Painting School of Th. Drosos. She is a novelist, a theatrical plays’ writer and a poetess. She
is also a writer of children and adolescent’s books and illustrator.
She has been awarded first prizes in:
 “Calocerinios” Theatrical Competition 1982
 “Women’s Literary Team” 1983, and
 “Delphikes Amphiktionies” - Poetry 1984 (competition related to the ancient Delphean spirit).
She has also given distinctions in:
 “Delphikes Amphiktionies” - Narratives 1983
 “Calocerinios” Theatrical Competition 1989
 “PARNASSOS” Literary Association - Poetry 1990
She participated in the manifestations of the greek ministry of Civilization for the children’s books and
in conventions in Greece and abroad. She also participated in lectures for pupils about the children and
adolescent’s literature. She participated in the 24th International Convention of IBBY (Intenational
Board of Books for Young People) in Seville 1994.
She has collaborated with the magazines “Selides” and “Videorama” (Editions “YPERION”).
Some of her poets are included in anthologies and other have been set to music.
Her play “The strong sprout”, which is awarded in the “Calocerinios” theatrical competition, dealing
with the uprooting of the greek people in Asia Minor, was staged in November 1995 in Istanbul
Constantinople), under the auspices of the Ecumenical Patriarch Messr. Vartholmeos.
The same play was staged in April 1996 in Canada and USA, under the auspices of His Reverence
Archbishop of North and South America Iakovos.
She is a regular member of the Association of Greek Literateurs and of the National Society of the
Greek Authors, as well as of the Circls of the Greek Children’s Book (Greek National Section of
IBBY), of the Women’s Literary Team and of the Artistic Association of Illustration (Greek Children
and Adolescent’s Book) “AESOPOS”.
Literary books that have been published:
1. Seeking Eden, Novel, Ed. “Papadimitropoulos” 1959, 1983
2. Embalmed Birds, 4 poetical collections and a dedication, Ed. “Mavrides” 1982
3. The circus of miracles, play-comedy in 3 actions, 1st Prize of “Calocerinios” Theatrical
Competition 1982, Ed. “Dodoni” 1984
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4. Two little girls and too many pets, short stories, 1st Prize of Women’s Literary Team 1983, Ed.
“Dodoni” 1985
5. Pouloudenia, Narratives, Distinction in “Delphikes Amphiktionies” 1983, Ed. “Omvros” 1993
Included in anthology:
 Hymn to Peace, Poetry - epic poem, 1st Prize in “Delphikes Amphiktionies” 1984
 Poetical Anthology of Peace - Sp. Kokkinis, Ed. “Gutemberg” 1986
Theatrical plays hat have been staged:
1. To this beautifull world of God, Athens 1964, Piraeus 1983
2. Waiting for the Barbarians, Athens 1965
3. Children’s dreams and toys, Athens 1984
4. The circus of Miracles, Istanbul 1985, Athens 1986
5. The Mammy Peace, Athens 1988
6. Ecumenical New Year’s carols, Athens 1990
7. The strong sprout, Athens 1990-95-96. Istanbul 1995. Ontario Canada 1996. New York 1996
Books to be published (in 1997)
 In Anthi and Maro’s Garden, short stories, Ed. “Paratiritis”, Thessaloniki
 The strong sprout, novel. Ed. “SEABURN PUBLISHING” Astoria N.Y., translated into
english - USA, Canada, Athens.
Address: Giassemion 5 and Margaritas St. - Kastritsa, 146 71 NEA ERYTHREA . tel. 81.35.845-6
SIATOPOULOS, DIMITRIOS:
Author - b. Athens, Greece.
Attorney-at-Law; Journalist; Writer.
m. 27 Dec. 1947. 1 son, 1 daughter.
Education:
Law degree, Athens University, 1944; Science of Political Economics degree, Athens
University.
Career:
Regular speaker at Universities, literature clubs, conferences, 1950-…
Publications: 35 books including:
 Melody of Wings, 1954
 Theatre in Greece during the Revolution of 1821, 1971
 Biography of Painter El Greco, 1978
 Iliades of Omeros, translation from ancient origiinal language to modern Greek,
1991
 Biography of Greek Poets Kavafis and Palamas, 1993
Contributions to: Numerous Greek magazines and newspapers including main dailies, 1945
Honours:
 National Prize for Young Writers, 1954
 1st Prize, Academy of Athens, 1971
 1st National Prize for Literature, 1978
Memberships:
 President of Greek Section of “International Association of Literature Critics”
 Numerous Literature Committees
Address: 20 Omirou Street, 106 72 Athens, Greece. Tel. 36.21.908 & 36.14.491
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SINOU, KIRA:
Kirou Sina was born in 1923 in Rostov, Russia. Her father was a Greek descend and her mother a
Russian. When, during the Stalin repression the family were forced to leave the Soviet Union and
come to Greece, Kira Sinou, then nine years of age, at first experienced many difficulties at school as
she didn’t know any Greek, but soon she learned it well enough to write short stories which were
published by the famous magazine for children “Diaplasis to Paidon” from which she received her first
awards. She finished the German School, gained her Cambridge Cerificate of Proficiency in English,
knows Russian and French and graduated from the State School of Tourist Guides. She was an
employee of the Public Power Corporation where her work concerned children, students of evening
technical schools. Possibly it was this contact which turned her interests towards literature for children.
When she gave up her work with PPC during the dictatorship off the colonels, she started with literary
translations and later began to write books of her own. She takes her subjects from palaeontology and
prehistory, history and modern life and attemps to impart the information to her reader through action
and adventure. She is member of several literary societies, works with magazines for children and is
often called for jury service. For her books and translations she has received many prizes, in Greece
and abroad. Kira Sinou has written 18 books and translated more than 80 books of classical literature
as well as books for children. Several of her books have been translated in other languages.
LIST OF HER BOOKS:
 The Land of the Mammoths,
1977. Ed. “Kedros”
 The Enigma of the Tower,
1978. Ed.
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 The End of the Monsters,
1980. Ed.
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 The Great Experiment,
1981. Ed.
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 In the Town of St. Demetrios, 1982. Ed.
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 The Monkey’s Diamonds,
1983. Ed.
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 The Hand in the Depths with Helen Hoek-Aposstolopoulos, 1986. Ed. “Kastaniiotis”
 A Ray of Hope, 1986. Ed. “Kedros”
 The Party of Miranta. {This book was first published in 1976 by “Glaros” under the title “We
took a wrong turning”. After three editions I rewrote it and it was published by “Kastaniotis”,
1987, with the title “Encounter at Delphi”. The title was later changed to the “Party of Miranta”.
 The Convenent of the Tower, 1989. Ed. “Kedros”
 The Prisoner of the Tower,
1990. Ed.
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 The Last King of Atlantis,
1990. Ed.
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 The Motorcycle in the Basement, 1991.
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 Under the Sun of Macedonia, 1992. Ed
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 Persephoni, the Duck that went to School, with Con. Georgiou, 1992. Ed. “Patakis”
 The Silver Medallion, 1994. Ed. “Kedros”
 Li-Si and the six pirates, 1995. Ed.
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 The letter from the past, 1995. Ed.
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Address: 21 Ekalis Str., 145 64 KIFISSIA. Tel. 80.77.652
SINOPOULOS, P. A.:
Poet, essayist. Born: 1928
Works:
1. Men and Catacombs (poetry), 1959
2. Apocalypse of John - the first into Modern Greek translation in our era (selection), 1965
3. Casia (selection), transl. Into modern greek, 1996
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4. Saving of Greeks and Sinners (essay), 1972.
5. Great Light and Shadow of Death (poetry), 1973
6. Romanos the Melodist, Kontakia A, Introductioon, Comments and transl. Into Modern Greek,
1974
7. Mycenaean Inscriptions and Mycenaean Rhapsody (essay), 1977
8. The Alive Desert (poetry), 1979
9. Life and Policy of Romanos the Melodist (biography), 1982
10. Does Prison Work Help Towards the Professional Rehabilitation of Prisoners After Their
Release? (essay), 1985
11. Alienation (poetry), 1985
12. The Professional Time of Woman and her Social Penalty (essay), 1986
13. Matthew Called Vlastaris: An Unknow Poet, comments on the critical edition and an anthology
of his hymns, 1986
14. Translational Silence in Ecclesiastical Hymnography (essay), 1986
15. Kerowos: Songs of Kerowos who was Shepherd in Asiatia of Messenia During the Mycenaean
Era. Preface by John Chadwick (poetry), 1986
16. Sacred and Profane in the Life of Prisoners: A view of Greek Prison (essay), 1988
17. The Social Penalty of the Working Woman and Its Measurement (essay), 1988
18. Change of Ethos and Social change: Max Weber’s Thesis and the two Models of Supreme Ruler
in the Society of Ancient Israel (essay), 1990
19. Working Women in Greece: Their Social Penalty and How It can be Quantified (essay), 1990
20. Indication of Anticonformism in the Religions Imprisoned of Greek Prison (essay), 1991
21. Work in Familistic Relationships: Family as a Work Unit of Old Testament’s People (essay),
1992
22. “Sociological Poetry”: A Possibility in the Space of Method (essay), 1995
23. Preludes for Three Rhapsodies (poetry), 1996
24. The Poet Who United the Double Greek Tradition: Palamas in a Critical Essay (essay), 1996
Address: 11 Androutsou Str., 157 72 ZOGRAFOU. Tel. 77.70.985 & 0221-83.158
SKARAKIS, NIKOS
11 K.Palaiologou 11 Str., 185 35 PIREUS. Tel. 42.97.051 & 89.57.962
SKARTSIS, SOKRATIS:
49 Aratou Str., 262 21 PATRA. Tel. 061/32.10.68
SOTIRCHOS, PANAGIOTIS M.:
Poet, Author, Essayist
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Panagiotis Sotirchos was born May of 1930 in Mytilene of Lesvos, Greece
Published Books (Poetry, Novels, short stories etc.):
a) Five Books of Poetry:
 “Ochtaves” 1959
 “Metikesia” 1963
 “Ghrisi Vrochi” 1969
 “Olokarpoma” 1987
 “Dia ton Iktirmon” 1990
b) Fifteen Books of Prose:
 “Enas Kosmos Gelastos” 1970
 “Pedomartires” 1982
 “Chatzi-efentis” 1991
 “I Nona mou I Panagia” 1991
 “Autos o megas” 1992
 “To Alfa tis Agapis” 1993
 “Stegi Ouranios” 1994
 “To Dendro tis Anatolis” 1995
 “I Giagia mou I Alosi” 1995
 I Agioi Kavalarides” 1995
 “I Gitonia ton Aggelon” 1996
 “Sigenis ex Ematos” 1996
 “Sofila” 1996
 “I Gria me to Prioni” 1996
 “To Allo Fos” 1996
c) Sixteen Books of Essay:
 “Odigos Orthodoxias” 1981
 “Orthodoxon prosefchitarion” 1986
 “Orthodoxi Zoi” 1988
 “Orthodoxi Zoi” (In three volumes) 1996
 “O Megas Geron” 1988
 “Odos Anapafseos” 1989
 “Mystikes Anavasis” (a’ vol.) 1991, (b’ vol.) 1991, (c’ vol.) 1994, (d’ vol.) 1995
 “O Piitis ke o Agios” 1993
 “Iper ton Amartolon” 1995
 “Para tous Podas ton Agion Pateron” (a’ vol.) 1995, (b’ vol.) 1996
 “O, Gliki mou ear” 1996
 “To Epigon tou Pragmatos” 1996
Other Activities: Journalism in newspapers and magazines in Athens and lyrings of songs
Rewarding:
 First Prize in Universal Festival of Songs (1970)
 First Prize in Greece of Novelist and other rewardings in Greek Festival of Songs
Address: 3 Lysikratous Str., 163 43 ILIOUPOLI. Tel. 99.40.998
SPYROPOULOU, CHRYSA:
Short stories writer and translator
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Chrysa Spyropoulou was born in Serres in 1957
WORKS:
* The ancient greek world through the poetry of Zoe Karelli,
publishing House ASE, Thessaloniki 1988
 Readings, essays, Ed. “Prosperos”, Athens 1992
 Reflections, short stories, Ed. “Prosperos”, Athens 1994
TRANSLATIONS:
 Patricia Highsmith, Carol, Ed. “Prosperos”, Athens 1993
 Kathrine Mansfield, Aloe, Ed. “Odos Panos”, Athens 1993
 Two brothers of different sex, Ed. “Odos Panos”, Athens 1995
(a chinese story, translated from english)
Address: 8-10 Hypereidou Str., 171 22 NEA SMYRNI. Tel. 93.47.390
STALIOS, ZAFIRIS:
48-50 Eginitou Str., 157 71 ZOGRAFOY. Tel. 77.81.085
STAMATI, MARIA:
Poet, painter.
WORKS:
1. “When, we were born, it had a sky with two moons”.
Publications Vasdekis 1990
2. “Passage of silence”.
First published by Epsilon 1992. Secondy published by Dodoni 1995
3. “Twelve women”.
First published by Epsilon 1993. Secondy published by Dodoni 1996
4. “Nightode”. Publications “Dodoni” 1995
The painter has presented four personal exhibitions of her works and has participated in many group
exhibitions in both Greece and abroad.
In 1994 she had a radio broadcast on which she made analysis on poetry and painting.
Address: 35a M.Botsari Str., 152 33 CHALANDRI. Tel. 68.46.654 & 68.59.960
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STAMOYLI, ROZA A.:
54 Eleftherias Str., 166 74 GLIFADA.
STASINOPOULOU, MARO:
8 Zakynthou Str., 113 61 ATHENS. Tel. 82.22.835
STASINOPOULOS, MICHAEL:
Ex President of Democracy - Member of the Greek Academy
7 Taygetou Str., 154 22 PALEO PSYCHIKO. Tel. 67. 13. 197
STATHAKIS, NICOLAS-ALEXANDER:
Prose, history, literature, travel, essay.
Born in Athens 1922. Naval officer-Author
From 1942 publishes in newapapers, magasines, articles, shortstories, descriptions and essays. From
1979 till now published the following books:
1. “WAVE and SOUL”, 1979
2. “CROSS and MENORA”, 1980
3. “FROM ASHES TO LIFE”, 1982*
4. “ANVIL AND BRINE”, 1983*
5. “FLAMES AND MEMORIES”, 1984
6. “GLORY AND ROT”, 1985
7. “RETURN”, 1986*
8. “AND OF THE VOYAGE”, 1987
9. “BATLLESHIP ‘AVEROF’”, 1988*
10. “MARITIME WORLD”, 1989
11. “MACEDONIA”, 1990*
12. “PEBBLES”, 1991
13. “PEBBLES II.”, 1992
14. “CULTURAL ODYSSEY IN CHINA 1944”, 1994
15. “PEBBLES III.”, 1995
DISTINCTIONS:
 Twice from the ACADEMY OF ATHENS (1983-1988) Literarure Prize
 From the Ministries of Merchant Marine and Civilisation
 The Turko-Hellenic ABDI-IPEKTSI Prize, for his book “RETURN”
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 Prize for “A short story” contest over Greece
DECORATIONS: He has decorations national and foreign
Address: 3, Kolokotroni Str., KIFISSIA, 145 62 Greece. Tel.: 01-80.12.727
STELLAKI, DANAE:
She was born in Athens
She is an artist and has painted more than 600 paintings.
Her painting were shown in 23 private and 5 joint exhibitions.
Her works of art can be seen in various Town Halls and Bank Show Rooms, as well as iin private
collections.
She has also published six collections of poems since 1992:
1. The erotic elegies of Danae, in 1992.
2. Erotic chants, in 1993.
3. Inner thoughts, in 1994.
4. Autumn rustle, in 1994.
5. Passionate colours, in 1995.
6. Life from the beginning, in 1996
Her poems were published in several Literary magazines both in Greek and Foreign anthologies.
She was given thirteen awards for her work.
Address: 2 Afroditis Str., 175 61 PALEO PHALIRO. Tel. 98.22.090
STERGIOU, XENOPHON:
Poet, Prose writer (b. 1930)
BOOKS OF THE AUTHOR:
1. Shadows in the glimpse of a lighting (poetic trilogy) 1950
2. Orphean Rhapsody (poetic synthesis) 1952
3. Attica’s evening ceremony (collection of poems) 1954
4. Alexander the Macedonian (poetic tragedy) 1955
5. Nymphios (Christ) - (poetic tragedy) 1964
6. Messolongi (poetic tragedy) 1972
7. Plato’s-Sokrates’ apology (translation in rhyme) 1974
8. Bitter river (poetic drama) 1980
9. Moan for a little hyacinth girl (poems) 1983
10. You, my light you, dawning of my eyelids (poems) 1983
11. Sunlit Cyclamine (poetry) 1988
12. Philamon and Thamyris (poetry) 1989
13. Stefaniada (epical poetry) 1991
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14. Angels’ concert (prose) 1993
15. Spring of a thousand smells (poem in four parts) 1994
16. Flute and lance (prose) 1995
Address: 17 Ismenes Str., 104 44 ATHENS. Tel. 51.21.538
STROUZA-MARGARITIS, STASA:
Stasa Strouza-Margaritis was born and educated in Athens Greece. It is noticeable that her Greek
Literature teacher in highscool published a book with all her compositions (1945).
Her first publication was the “Yellow Dress” (poetry) in 1967. A collection of poems with the title
“Taste of Life” and the “Song of Songs” (ASMA ASMATON) followed in 1972. At the same time the
newspaper “Embros” published on its first page her chronicles. In 1973 she was awarded the first prize
of the “Kalokairinios” contest of the Literature Union “PARNASSOS” for her play “Aurore Dupen”
which was also on the T.V. of ET2 in the series of Immortal Love Stories with the title “ChopinSande”.
In 1974 she was again awarded the first prize of the same “Kalokairinios” contest for her play “The
Great Problem”.
In 1977 Stasa Strouza-Margariti published her rapsody “Walk towards the LIGHT” which was praised
by the Neohellenic Literature and Byzantinology School of the Bochum University in Germany.
In 1978 she was hired by ET 1 to cooperate for the preparation of series based onn novels writen by
Greek Writers. This cooperation with Hellenic Radio and Television Corp, has as a result the
following theatrical series for the radio:
 Women of the Bible (23 episodes)
 Walk towards Emmaous (7episods)
 One Night (a World War 11 chronicle).
At the same time Stasa Strouza-Margaritis created for ET 2 a theatrical series for the radio based on
the life of Apostle Paul with the title “Paul the Apostle of the Nations” (43 episodes).
In 1986 she published a novel with the title “The Lady of Smyrna” which is dedicated to the memory
of her mother and to all women of Smyrna.
Other works of Stasa Strouza-Margaritis are “Moment that are left” (poetry) and “In the Asteroid of
the Twins” (novels).
The radio-series as well as “The Lady of Smyrna” have been on the radio all over the Globe for greek
radio stations.
Stasa Strouza-Margaritis is married has one daugther and two grandchildren. She lives in AthensGreece: (24, Aristophanous Str., Holargos) and her telephone numbers are (01) 65.31.228 and
65.40.789
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TAGKALAKI, HELEN:
56 Samou Str., 104 39 ATHENS. Tel. 88.30.970
TAKARI, KONSTANTINA ACH.
Place of Birth: Athens
Education:
Economical Universsity of Athens
Occupation:
* Hellenic Telcommunication (OTE)
* Sociology Professor (15 years)
Published work:
1. Fiction:
Mola Hava, 1991
2. Narrative: Ores Klistes (Closed hours), 1974
3. Travels: Peripleontas ti Mesogeio (To sail around the Mediterranean), 1972
4. Studies:
 The social and professional place of women in Greece and abroad, 1978
Academy of Athens award.
UNESCO award.
Approved by the Hellenic Rducation Ministry as textbook for the University.
 The woman from ancient years up to technological revolution. 1986.
 Sapfo, 1995
5. Articles:
 “Human relationships and labor”.
(“Anatasi” Journal. 1976).
 “Monopolies and state intervention.
(“Spondes” Journal, Industrial School of Athens. 1977).
 “La vie civique et politique de la femme grecque”.
(UNESCO Journal. 1982).
 “The woman of Thrace”.
(“Thrakika” Journal. Series 2, Volume C. 1983).
Lectures: On Womans issues in University of Patras, in literature societies etc.
Distinctions: Expert of UNESCO in International woman issues.
Address: 3 Notara Str., 106 83 ATHENS. Tel. 38.18.777
TASSOULIS, THEMIS:
Poet, born in Athens in 1936
WORKS:
1. “Counting the smiles”, 1964
2. “Rising rhombuses”, 1981
3. “65 poems from the southern countries of my mind”, 1983
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4. In minor purple”, 1984
5. “Dance for one and for white”, 1986
6. “The cool day after of utopia”, 1991
7. “God’s invisible travellers”, 1993
Address: 60 Constantinoupoleos Str., 171 21 NEA SMYRNI. Tel. 95.17.350
TENTAS A. NIKOS:
46 Paleon Patron Germanou Str., 546 22 THESSALONIKI. Tel. 031/232.665 & 254.561
THEOCHCARI, MARIA:
3 Stavropoulou Str., 112 52 ATHENS. Tel. 86.50.730
THEODORIDIS, MANOLIS:
Essayist and Prose writer
BOOKS:
1. “Tragedy and Attic Comedy”,
1975
2. “An Anthology of Classical Music”,
1980
3. “Anthology of Love Poetry of the World”, 1984
4. “Autumn Journey”,
1985
5. “The Hunting of the Winds”,
1990
6. “Plundering the Dreams”, 1995
Address: 68 Ionias Av., 104 46 GR - ATHENS. Tel.: 867.77.53
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TRIVISA - FRANTZESKAKI, NATASHA:
Poetess.
Born in Korfu on May 1938.
High school studies in Korfu. Expert in speach training. Appointed succesively as newsreader in the
Hellenic Broadcasting Radio Stations of Korfu and Athens from 1968 to 1995.
First publishing of her Literature Works by editing collected poems under the title:
 “In the search of Ida”. Editor: “Mavridis”, Athens.
Following publishings:
 1991. Collected Poems. Title: “Setting of a confirmation”. Ed.: “Smili”. Athens
 1993. Collected Poems. Title: “Adding Silence”. Ed.: “Thoukididis. Athens
 1995. Collected Poems. Title: “Terrestrial Tastes”. Ed.: “Odos Panos”. Athens
Following: first prize was awarded to the poetess for her short story “The visitor of 6” by the
“Panhellenic Association of Hellenic Literateurs”. Also a one-act play “Game for tree” was put on
stage the spring of 1995 in Athens by the “Team of Art-Breath and Action”.
Natasha Trivisa - Frantzeskaki is also a regular member of the “National Society of the Greek
Authors”
Address: 14 Delfon Str., 151 21 MAROUSI. Tel. 68.05.734
TSALOUMAS, DIMITRIS:
72 Glenhuntly Road - El Wood - VICTORIA - 3184 AUSTRALIA.
TSARNA, THALIA:
347 Patision Str., 111 44 ATHENS. Tel. 20.10.746
TSATSOS, IOANNA:
Born in Smyrna (Asia Minor), daughter of Stelios Seferiades, wife of Constantine Tsatsos and sister of
George Seferis.
WORKS:
Prose:
 “Those executed during the Nazi occupation”. 1947.
(Ektelesthentes epi Katochis).
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 “A journal of the Occupatioon” 1965.
Translated into english, french and spanish.
 “Athenais, a humanist empress of the Fifth Centry”. 1970. Translated into english and french.
 “My Brother George Seferis”. 1973. Translated into english and french.
 “Hours at Sinai”. 1981. Translated into french.
 “Records” (Katagrafes). 1983.
 “On the Trail” (Ichnilasia). 1984.
 “Poetry and Ades”. 1987
 “Moments and Memories”. 1988
 “Light in Darkness”. (Phos Ti Skotia). 1992.
 “9, Kydathineon Str.”, 1993
Poetry:
 “Words of Silence” (Logia tis Siopis) 1968
 Undivided Light” (Atmito Phos) 1969
 “Elegy” (Elegos) 1971
 “Naked Wall” (Gymnos Tichos) 1976
 “The round of the clock” (O Kyklos tou Rologiou) 1976
 “Obligation” (Chreos) 1979
 “Time” (Chronos) 1981
 “March” (Poria) 1982
 “Illumination” (Katavgasmos) 1984
 “Sleeplees Dawn” (Agrypni Avgi) 1984
 “Time’s Light” (Phegos Chronou) 1990
Poems have been translated into english, french, italian, spanish, roumanian.
Address: 9 Kydathineon Str., 105 58 ATHENS. Tel. 32.21. 709
TSIKRITSI-KATSIANAKI, CHRYSOULA:
Was born in Iraklion, Crete, in 1931. She studied Literature in the University of Athens as well as
French Language and Literature in the French Institute. In 1963 she lectured at the University of
Palermo in the Department of the well-known professor of Modern Greek Bruno Lavagnini. She
served as a High School teacher for 29 years, was promoted Principal and resigned in 1984. She is
specialized in Linguistics and is one of the principal pounders of the Onomastics Society of Greece.
She is also a member of the Greek Philologists’ Society, the Language Society of Athens and the
National Society of Greek Authors.
Collections of Poetry:
 “Servise in Loneliness”, 1964
 “Foreign Voices’, (translations) 1967
 “Solicitude”, 1980
 “Inner Ways”, 1985
 “Anti-Cyclones”, 1988
 “In the Course of Rhyme”, 1989
 “Acces”, 1990
 “Ten-line poems”, 1991
 “In the Meta-Language of Silence”, 1991
 “To Thy Silence”, 1993
 “Words and objects”, 1995
and others
She was also written papers on surnames and names of places
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Address: 109 Kifissias Av., 115 24 ATHENS
TSINAS, PANOS:
Poet and writer
WORKS;
1. “Poems” (all the poems), Athens 1988, p. 224.
2. “Litles heros”
 Part one (narrations), Athens 1977, p. 298
 Part two (narrations), Athens 1983, p. 288
3. “Ardettos” (Essay historical), Athens 1978, p. 198
4. “Thirty years war , 1935-1967” (Essay historical), Athens 1989. P. 592
5. “The religion of the Desert”, (Essay historical), Athens 1995, p. 278
Address: 51 Strategou Makrygianni Str., 157 72 ZOGRAFOU. Tel. 77.86.517
TSINIKOPOULOS, DIMITRIOS:
He was born in Thessaloniki (1948) and gratuated from “Aristotle” University of Thessaloniki in 1979.
He studied the law at the Faculty of Law and at the University of Tûbingen, Germany.
He study also Theology and Philosophy.
He is the author of numerous articles published in periodicals and reviews. Among his work including
poery, essays, monographs, etc. Major publications:
 Daniel in the critics’ Den (1982).
 Sparagmata (1987)
 “Syphlogon” (1988)
 “Poetry in the sayings of Jesus” (1993)
 “Ex Oriente Lux” (1996
Address: 20 Venizelou Str., 546 24 THESSALONIKI. Tel. 031/27.89.35
TSOURAS, NIKOLAOS:
22 Veranzerou 22 Str., 104 32 ATHENS. Tel. 52.45.029
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VAKALO, HELEN:
3 Papadiamanti Sq., 111 41. Tel. 22.82.165
VARELLA, ANGELIKI:
17 Androu Str., 145 62. Tel. 80.80.605 & 80.84.430
VARVITSIOTIS, TAKIS:
was born in 1916 in Thessaloniki and is one of the most significant poets of contemporary Greece. He
has published twenty books of poetry. Many of his poems have been translated into English, French,
Italian, Spanish, German, Russian, Flemish, Romanian, Polish, Bulgarian and other languages, and are
included in various European and American anthologies. He has also translated into Greek the work of
several French, Spanish and Latin-American poets (Baudelaire, Mallarme, Rimbaud, Reverdy, Eluard,
Saint-John Perse, Bosquet, Lorca, Alberti, Jimenez, Neruda, Huidobro). Honoured with the “Prize of
the Twelve” almost equivalent to the Goncourt Prize in France and with the First Prize for Poetry of
awarded for Poetry of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, Takis Varvitsiotis was then awarded the
Poetry Prize from the Academy of Athens in 1978 and the First National Prize for Poetry in 1985 for
his poetical work and his exceptional revues (“Nouvelle Revue Française”, Mercure de France”,
Cahiers du Sud”, “Poetry”, “Equivalencias” etc).
He visited the United States as an official guest at the invitation of the State Department in 1995.
There he read his poems and lectured at the Universities of Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Buggalo,
California and others. In 1979 he visited Romania as a guest of the Ministry of Culture. In 1980 he
represented Greece at the Mondial Congress of Poets in Madrit, Corfu, Florence, Creta and at other
international meetings (Belgrade, Tenerife, Luxembourg, Wûrzburg, Granada).
In 1988 Takis Varvitsiotis was honoured in New York at the United Nations with the International
Fernando Rielo Prize for mystical poetry, and in 1989 was awarded the title of Chevalier de l’ Ordre
Français des Arts et des Letters.
The most recent and highest award for this poetry; the Herder Prize, was presented to him in the
University of Vienna, 1994.
Published
 1949
 1951
 1955
 1955
 1955
 1959
 1963
 1971
 1975
 1977
 1979
 1980
 1981
 1982
 1983
 1984
 1985
Works:
Leaves of Sleep
Entombment
Winter Solstice
The Wooden Horse
The Spelling Book
The Birth of Springs
The Veil and the Smile
The Metamorphosis
The Automnal Suite
Humble Laudation to the Virgin Mary
The Anna of Absence
Clasped Hands
Synopsis A
Synopsis B
Kaleidoscope
The Path
Fragmenta or Vegeration of Minerals
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1986
1987
1992
1993
Ten poems of anger and dudy
One Summer Again
Phaethon
The Miraculus Catch
Address: 108 Egnatia Odos, 546 22, THESSALONIKI. Tel. 031/27.18.75
VASSILATOS, NICHOLAS:
A writer of historical and art subject and studies.
Born in Athens in 1947. He studied law in the Universities of Athens Greece and Paris France.
Actually he works as lawer and writer in Athens.
He has written seven books which are:
1. Weapons (1790-1860). Archives of Modern Greek History and Art. 1989.
2. Castles of Greek Land. 1991.
3. Castles and Towers of Evia. 1992.
4. The Cretan Dagger. 1993.
5. Larissa the Acropolis of Argos. 1994.
6. Castles and Fortifications of Attica. 1995.
7. Coastal Castles. 1996.
He has been awarded with honors for his stydies by the Athens Akademie, the Society for the Study of
Greek History and from the cultural associations Danaos and Atreus.
He is a member of the "NATIONAL SOCIETY OF GREEK AUTHORS"
Address: 34 Solonos Str., 106 73 ATHENS. Tel: 36.39.418 & 67.45.046
VASSILIOU, ALEKOS:
63 Moragianni Str., 121 33 PERISTERI. Tel. 57.15.712
VATZIAS, YANNIS:
Yannis Vatzias was born in Metaxohori, Agias, Larissa, Oct. 27 1924. He lives most of the time in
Athens (Hippokratous 185), in East Thessalia and few months in Northern Europe with a base in
Holland. He has got a degree in Political Sciences from Pantion University of Athens and diploma
post-university in Public Administration from the International Institute of Social Studies, the Hang.
He traveled to North Africa, Sudan, Ethiopia, Europe (East and West), Tyrkey, Israel, Syria, Soudan,
Libanon…
He has written the followiing books (novels and short stories):
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1. The whale (a novel) a) Published “Difros”, b) Ed. “Egnatia”
2. Travels and adventures of A.D. - Ed. “Dodoni”
3. The city of the 4 winds. Ed. “Dodoni”.
4. “Wanterers”. Ed. “Estia”.
5. “Abyssos”. Ed. “Dodoni”.
6. “Imaginary stories” (with two other writers: Abatzoglou and Mafounis). Ed. “Estia”.
7. “Leatrice-escape to the future”. Rd. “Agra”.
8. “One day before the fool Moon”, (short stories) published by New Frontiers-Livani.
9. “Dioptra” (Spectacles), (novel) published by “Delfini”.
Also short stories and essays in newspapers and magazins.
Address: 185-187 Ippokratous Str., 114 72 ATHENS. Tel. 64.32.014
VITSAXIS, VASSILIS Dr.:
Born in Athens, Greece. Married. No children.
Studies: University of Athens. PhD. Law. Political and Economic Sciences (M.A, magna cum laude).
Career : (official)
Joined the diplomatic service of Greece in many countries of Western Europe, Asia and the
Americas. Among them the Council of Europe, The United States, India, Argentina etc.
Career (Scientific and Literary):
Wrote and published, various works (24 books) on subjects of law, philosophy and literature
(essays, short stories, literary translations from and into the Greek language).
Received many honours for his Literary and Philosophical work:
 By the Academy of France (for French poetry)
 By the Academy of Athens (for his Philosophical contributions)
 By the World Academy of Arts and Culture (for his poetical work)
 By the International P.E.N. (Silver pen, highest distinction).
Works of his, both literary and philosophical, have been translated and published in 14 languages.
The Patriarchates of Constantinoble and Jerusalem have honoured him with high distinctions.
He is Grand Officer of the National Orders of George the first and of Phoenix, and was honoured by
many foreign orders, among them, the Grand Cross of the Crown of Thailand.
See Intern. Biogr. Centre “Yearbook and Statesmen Who’s Who, International Book of Honour, Who
is Who International.
Address: 7 Tsakona Str., PALEO PSYCHIKO. Tel. 67.17.466 & Fax: 68.76.912
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VLAVIANOU - ARVANITI, AGNI:
10 Tim. Vassou Str., 115 21 ATHENS. Tel. 64.32.419
VOGIATZOGLOU, VASSOS:
128 El. Venizelou Str., 142 31 NEA IONIA. Tel. 27.91.292 & 27.77.013 & 27.50.846
VOTSI, OLGA:
Poetess and Essayist. Born on 14 December 1922 in Piraeus, Greece. Married to Eleutherios Platis.
Studies: Faculty of Philosophy, University of Athens.
Attended for three years German Literature and Arts courses at the University of Bonn,
Germany (1959-62).
Prizes:
2nd order State Prize of Poetry, 1971.
Lambros Porfyras’ Prize from the Athens Academy, 1987.
State Literary Prize of Poetry, 1990
Prize of the Hellenic Association for Christiann Letters, 1991
Works: 1) Poetry:
 “Poems of Loneliness”, 1951
 “Inner Poems”, 1953
 “Ethereal Poems”, 1955
 “Existence and Silence”, 1958
 “First Root”, 1962
 “The Great Sound”, 1965
 “Cave and Limit”, 1970
 “Naked Feet”, 1973
 “The Stairs”, 1976
 “Glades”, 1979
 “The other Knowledge”, 1982
 “Shape of clay”, 1985
 “The Platform”, 1988
 “The Poems” (Collective edition, 2 volumes), 1989-1991
 “Time was looking at thee”, 1993
2) Medidations:
 “Polyhedra”, 1978
 “Grief and Serenity”, 1984
3) Translations:
 Franz Kafka “Letter to father - Reflections”, 1971
 Georg Trakl “The prose poems”, 1974
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4) Essay: “Meetings”, 1995
Address: 19 Xenias & Pavlatou Str., 157 71 ZOGRAFOU. Tel. 77.80.929
XYDI TH. ASPASIA (ASPA)
Address: 1 Sozopoleos Str., ATHENS 104 46. Tel. 86.53.664 & 86.42.934
XIROTIRIS, ZACHOS N.:
Lawyer and Writer of Folklore.
B. 1904 at Kastania of Fthiotis. Ed. Law School Univ. of Athens.
His Books:
 Customs and customary just of Village, 1986
 The Greek Song in the demonstrations of Greek people, 1986
 Customs and beliefs of Greek people (1st vol. 1987, 2nd vol. 1987, 3rd vol. 1988, 4th vol. 1989)
 Greek Art and handicraft - loom 1990
 Songs of Roumeli, 1991
 Popular organs and dances of Roumeli, 1992
 The Monastery of Agathon and abbot Germanos Dimakos, 1992
 The Greek Woman in Greek Songs and her advice in Greek struggles, 1994
Address: 22-26 Daskalaki Street, 115 26 Athens. Tel. 77.75.026
YANNOPOULOS, TAKIS:
Poet.
He was born in 1930 in Athens. He has published the following poetic collections:
 “Green Blood”, Athens 1951
 “Suns and cactus”, Athens 1955
 “Variations in the matter of loneliness”, Athens 1963
 “Helenis book and the last suns”, Athens 1963
 “Summer of 1963”, Athens 1964,
 “Return”, Athens 1982
 “Elegies” Athens 1986
 “Selection A’ (1951-1986)”, Athens 1987
 “Selection B’ and 12 new poems (1951-1986)”, Athens 1991
 “Third selection (1951-1991) and the new poems”, Athens 1992
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Address: 7 Reas Str., 152 37 FILOTHEI. Tel. 67.14.594
ZARAVELAS, DIMITRIOS:
Prose Writer
 In 1988, his first narrative story on the lost Greek fatherlands of Pontos and Epirus, has been
published with the title “Ston Icho tis Elpidas” (At the Sound of Hope), which in 1989 circulated
on a second edition.
 In 1991, the traveling story “Petrines Mnimes” (Store Memories), has been issued referring to
Pontos, the lost Greek fatherland, which made a second edition in the same year.
 In 1994 circulated his first novel “Ta Mystika tis Chouftas” (Palm Secrets).
 In 1995 his historical and ethological story “Berbelouse” has been put in circulation dealing with
the customs’ description of the village Longades close to Ioannina, Epirus (Gr.). In 1996
circulates the second edition of the book.
 Ready for publishing is a collection of short stories under the general title “Paliokairines
Mnimes” (Old Time’s Memories).
Address: 11 Korai Str., 151 21 PEFKI. Tel. 80.67.293
ZEMIANITES, GEORGE:
Writer
WORKS:
 “Characters”, short stories, 1967
 “Introspection”, short stories, 1974
 “Without Restraint”, fiction, 1986
 “Fine Rain”, short stories, 1990
Address: 3 Adrianou Str., 151 21 PEFKI.
ZITRIDIS, GREGORY:
Writer. Director General to the Ministry of Culture and Sciences.
WORKS:
 Annals of the war 1940: (awarded by the Academy of Athens: 1946)
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“The spade’s edge” (Novel 1950)
“Greek Vibrations” (Historical Sketches 1952)
“Under the osier’s branches” (Novel 1956)
“A dictionary for seamen” (2 Volumes 1957)
“500 years of Art” (History of afterbyzantine art 1969)
“Literature”, “Music”, “Theatre”, “Movies”, (4 separated volumes 1970)
“Manuel Panselinos a pioner” (Short length film 1976. International Distribution)
“The Mountain of Gods” (Novel 1988)
Articles and Brochures on History of Art in Greek and foreing Encyclopaedias.
Address: 6 Dafnis Str., 152 37 FILOTHEI. Tel. 68.11.403
ZORAS, GERASIMOS G.:
5a Polytechniou Str., 104 33 ATHENS. Tel. 52.21.874
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