Natalie Katsou is a theatre and performance lecturer, a director and a writer. Natalie studied Law (BA) and Theatre Studies (BA) at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and she completed her acting training at Delos-Hatoupi Acting School. She had her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Theatre Directing at East 15 Acting School (Alexis Minotis Scholarship by MIET) and her PhD in Philosophy and Theory of Theatre and Drama at the aforementioned University of Athens. © Yiannis Katsaris S...| Greek News Agenda
Dr. George (Yiorgos) Samoilis, originally from Greece, is a psychologist and university lecturer based in London. His literary career began with the publication of his debut novel by IntoBooks (Athens) in 2011. In 2018, he followed with a collection of psychotherapeutic short stories published by Odos Panos (Athens). His first poetry collection The Place Without Darkness was released in 2020, and his prose has been featured in the literary magazine Odos Panos. In 2021, he received the Finalis...| Greek News Agenda
The Nautical Logbook – Sailing Through the Timeline by Dimitris Balopoulos constitutes an introduction to key naval events that have marked the course of Greek history, a maritime journey through space and time. Published by the Hellenic Institute of Naval History, the book stands as a detailed record of themes from our Naval History, created with the intent to inform, to shed light on lesser-known aspects, and to inspire further research. The book’s entries, organized by month, day...| Greek News Agenda
The bilingual edition Crossing the Ocean [Pyxida tis Polis Editions, 2025] by Niki Troullinou, published with the support of the Region of Crete and the Chania Film Festival and translated into English by Eleni Hall Manolaraki, comprises twelve short stories that follow the paths of Greek emigrants – ordinary heroes, much like ourselves – as they cross oceans in search of a better future. Their journeys are long and difficult, marked by loss, bitterness, hard work, nostalgia and lonelines...| Greek News Agenda
Mary Kontzoglou was born in Thessaloniki and studied Political Science at Panteion University. She has worked in Communication roles for major Greek companies. Her novels are published by METAICHMIO Publications and include: The Honey of the Sea (2008), Walk with Your Angel (2009), the trilogy The Meridians of Life (2011), the trilogy The Old Silver (2014), The Enchanted (2017), the two-volume Rust and Gold (2020), the short story collection Hours of Shared Concern (2021), the bibliophile fee...| Greek News Agenda
The 13th Thessalian Poetry Festival opens its gates from 25 to 29 August 2025, with a multi-dimensional programme that includes poetry readings by more than 70 Greek and international poets, live music, book presentations, a visual art exhibition curated by Antigoni Kapsali, and multimedia poetry performances. Organized by the publishing house Thraka and the Department […]| Greek News Agenda
Lina Rokou was born in Athens, but grew up in Corfu. She studied at the Department of Communication, Media and Culture of Panteion University. She works as a journalist. Her novel End of Hunger (Ikaros, 2018) was included in the four novels selected by Pen Greece as part of Pen International’s Know Her Words project. […]| Greek News Agenda
Aggelos Moutafidis was born in Thessaloniki in 1990. He studied Psychology and Comparative Literature at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has been working as a translator and book editor since 2018. Among your latest translation ventures is “Les impatientes” by Djaili – Amadou Amal (Thines, 2024) (Prix Goncourt des lycéens 2020). Tell us a […]| Greek News Agenda
