I am Not
an author who follows the well-trodden path. My stories don’t fall into categories. Actually, they don’t fall at all… I am not an historian bogged down to dusty archives; my background in History and Archaeology and in Creative Writing ignites my storytelling, yet my narratives dig in beyond dry recitations. From novels to plays, from articles to picture books, I don’t settle down; words aren’t just my colorful playground. I am not someone who seeks comfort in familiarity; whether speaking at national and international conferences or seeing my plays come to life, my writing isn’t about fitting in. I am not here to deliver the predictable or the expected; my stories, characters, and perspectives are not to placate. If you’re ready to embrace the unconventional and the bold, welcome. You’re exactly where you should be!
Words that define my journey, values, and passions, capturing the essence of who I am.
Provocative
Audacious
Dreamer
Creator
Pathway to Dreams and Learning
My Bachelor is in History & Archaeology (Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece), and I have a Master in Creative Writing (University of Western Macedonia, Florina, Greece). I also have a degree in Copyediting and Editing (Ianos Workshops, Athens, Greece) and in Teaching Greek as a second/foreign language (“Routes” Greek Language Center, Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thessaloniki, Greece). I speak Greek as my native language; I also speak English, Spanish, French, and Turkish.
I have participated in several Conferences, both as an author and a teacher: 3rd International Conference on Creative Writing (Corfu, 2017), with the presentations “When Antigone met Polydouri and Elytis, Mouzourakis and Erotokritos” & “Famous works of art gain a voice.” Conference “Love through Folk Songs, a tribute to Claude Fauriel (1772–1844)” (Lake Plastira, Karditsa, 2018), with the presentation “Love and Death, the two main components of the ballad.” 4th International Conference on Creative Writing (Florina, 2019), with the presentations “Metafiction and Creative Writing. Exercises- proposals for producing metafictional text” & “Does the hero make the plot or does the plot make the hero? (an attempt to explore the timeless issue of the hero-plot relationship through the experiential co-writing of a novel)” 5th International Conference on Creative Writing (Palermo, 2022), with the presentation “The archetype of the trickster as a motif in Modern Greek Literature and suggestions for its utilization with Creative Writing exercises.” International Conference “Exile & Refugee” (Open University of Greece, Athens 2023), with the presentation “Hostage, The displacement of the mostly Vlachs inhabitants of Joumaya during the Second Bulgarian Occupation: a largely unknown historical event.”
Course series in classical education, with the presentations: *“Herbs and plants in antiquity through ancient sources – Part I: The therapeutic use of herbs, Part II: The use of herbs as poisons” (2015). “Women philosophers in Ancient Greece” (2016). “Love and Death, the two main components of the ballad” (2018). “Hostage, The displacement of the mostly Vlachs inhabitants of Joumaya during the Second Bulgarian Occupation: a largely unknown historical event” & “The Jews of Serres” (2021). “Violence, Underworld, and Policing in Ancient Greece: The Dark Side of Antiquity” (2024)
“Teaching a full book – A proposal: The YA novel The guardian of the stars, by Eleni Priovolou”. Creative Writing Workshop for 7th Grade: “The Red lacquered shoes”, a short story by Eirini Marra. Creative Writing Workshop “Literature for 8th Grade with reference text the short story ‘Why?’ by Giannis Maglis”. Creative Writing Workshop for 2nd Grade of High School: “The honor and the money, a novel by Konstantinos Theotokis”. In-School Professional Development: “A Workshop for Teachers: Literature in the Curriculum (2021-22) for teaching Literature in High School”. Creative Writing Workshop for Philologists: “How to Structure the Plot in a Narrative”.
Words You Never Saw Coming
The Refubirds
Picture Book
I Only Wanted You To Love Me
Romance
Hostage
Historical Fiction
I am
Short Stories
I define myself as a “multi-genre” author; I am a damn good unrestrained genre jumper.
Writing isn’t work for me; it is emotional and mental—often painful—labor, a triggering and stimulating persistent pain that needs to be fed by words, words, words.
Besides books, my non-work multi-genre writing passion includes articles in literary magazines, plays, book critics and lectures, also announcements in international conferences.
Best Deal Ever
I believe words writhe to soothe the prolonged, terrifying silences within us. Translating the whispers of my soul into stories, I create worlds where imagination meets the boundless depths of human emotion. In my books, reality dances with dreams, and every page is a bridge to the extraordinary.
— I don’t write books by the book; I balance on the edge —
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