Authors
Akif Manaf
World-renowned author of nearly 100 books on comprehensive wisdom, philosophy, psychology and personal development. President of the International Change Federation, founder of the Global Change Academy. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his book Psychology of Peace. His books have been translated in many countries and sell millions of copies.
Sofia Koutsoukou
She was born in Lamia and is a lawyer. She is a graduate of the School of Law of the D.P.I., successful in the written competition of Peacekeepers and holder of a Certificate of Specialized Education from the K.E.K. of E.K.P.A. in the Educational subject: "CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY". She is a member of the Greek Writers and Writers Group.
Mihalis Kataraxias
Born in Athens. Graduate of the Department of Theater Studies of the University of Patras and a Diploma in Byzantine Music (European Conservatory of Patras). In addition to his activities in the Theater (theatrical productions with the actor Christos Kalpouzanis -Greece and abroad-), performing projects, of the Department of Theater Studies, taught by actress and professor Despina Georgakopoulou) and music, he has illustrated the children's fairy tale "The Forest of Snow" by Maria Goulimis, "TO DONTI" publications.
Mania Vlaxogianni
Born in Athens. Is a qualified Piano Teacher - National Conservatory of Athens. Studied Classical Singing, Acting. She was Deputy Director of the School of Music - University City of Garching. He is the General Secretary of the UNESCO Group of Speech Arts and Sciences and directs the Group's Panhellenic Music Competition. He was Vice President of PAODAP and Special Advisor to the Mayor.
Amalia Koumpoura
Born in Athens. Graduated from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Greek Philology, with a specialization in Medieval and Modern Greek (MNEF). Holds a Piano Diploma from the National Conservatory of Athens. In the near future, she will begin the preparation of her Doctoral Thesis at the University of Thessaly, in the Department of History, Archeology and Social Anthropology. He has been dealing with poetry since 2010 and more intensively in the last three years.
Georgios Kokkinos
Is a graduate of the Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France, with a PhD in comparative literature. Speaks French, English, Italian, Latin, Ancient Greek and Modern Greek. His hobbies and interests are literature, journalism, opera theater criticism of literary works and cinema. He has received the first prize of the association of Greek writers and the first prize of the Continental House of Letters and Arts
Maria Papadi
Born in Athens and works in Primary Education. Loves spring, the blue of the sea and the sky, the magic of the soul, like her pencil she writes fairy tales, poems and short stories.lives in Rhodes.
Maria Lioti - Tsilika
Born in Neochorio Pelion, Magnesia. Graduated from the School of Law of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Practiced as a lawyer for five years. Today she is a member of the Board of Directors of the Panhellenic Association of Retired Notaries.of General Surgery,
Aliki -Tsampika Psoma
Born in Athens and lives in Rhodes. Practice poetry, music, theater and editing. Loves the ancient Greek language and history. At the age of eight, she wrote and set her first poem to musictic.
Gerasimos Tzivras
Is a doctor of General Surgery, Enteroproctology, Phlebology, Medical Addiction, born in Argostoli, Kefalonia. Is a permanent resident of Germany. Has published several poetry collections, participates in several poetry anthologies.
Stathis Liotis
Born in Athens. Has received praise for his work from many important writers. Is a literary critic.
Leontios Petmezas
Ambassador e.t. and lifetime honorary member of the Athens Archaeological Society. He has published 2 more books so far.
Dimitra Traka
Born in Thessaloniki. Studied Tourism and worked in the field of tourism. Believes that "no journey is more beautiful than the one you can share with the people you love". She has published 5 more books so far.
Emmanuel I. Gikas
Ambassador e.t. and lifetime honorary member of the Athens Archaeological Society. He has published 2 more books so far.
Mirsini Karnava
Born in Athens, originally from Kampos Ikaria. She is a teacher and has been working at the "Strawberry Train" kindergarten since 2008. She is the mother of two boys of school and preschool age. Her constant engagement with children, both at home and at work, is her source of inspiration.
Eleni Kaloudi
She is a teacher, has been writing stories since she was twelve and lives with her family in Corfu. He holds a master's degree in Special Education and Education, has been working in education and Special Education since 2015 and has participated in a collective volume with educational material to support students with special educational needs, in the context of a Special Education seminar.
Eleftheria Mari Stamoulakatou
Honors degree in Sociology from the Pantheon University of Athens. At the age of 17, she won the 2nd prize in the Pangorinthian Student Literature Competition and in 2022 she won the 1st prize in the 11th International Literary Competition 2022 of the Group for UNESCO of Speech Arts and Sciences of Greece, in the children's - youth short story category.
Kassiani Tsimprailidou
Born in Ptolemaida and studied Pediatrics. Her little friends call her Mrs. Cassie, because it brings them closer, she devotes most of her time to them, and they just.., know best! Through her second creation, Marathos, she opens wide the path of empathy and perseverance and urges young and old to run the "Marathon of life" with her, relying on the skills we acquire by having virtues and always chasing our dreams.
Grethe Fagerstrom
Author of "Per, Ida and the Little One", for which she won the German Prize for Youth Literature in 1980.
Eleftherios Chrysanthopoulos
Born in Athens, from his childhood of eight years, his artistic inspiration and poetic frenzy began. He studied cinematography and acting. He was married and widowed at a young age. Since then he has lived alone, writing many poems which are presented in his poetry collection.
Agis Sarakinos
Author of "Metaphysical Guide: for Health and Happiness" which published in 2009.
Simoni Panoutsopoulou
Born in Lamia, lived until the age of fourteen in Ermoupolis, spent the remaining four student years in Chios, then married and lived in Athens. Had three children and six grandchildren. Since she was a small child she wrote short stories which she has started to publish.
Robert Elias Natzemi
Author of more than 40 books and founder of the Harmonic Life Spiritual Center. Born in America, lived in Lebanon and now lives in Greece.
Ioannis Nisiotis
Born in Athens in 1940. He grew up under the rock of the Acropolis in conditions of absolute poverty and received a diploma in Chemical Engineering from NTUA.
Antonakou Eleni
Born in Piraeus. French teacher and knows English. Graduated translator from the French Institute of Athens. Since 1982 he has been dealing with Children's Literature. Has written all kinds of speech. Social-historical novel. Short stories, stories, fairy tales, and plays for children and teenagers.
Maria Goumenopoulou
Born in Athens in 1929, he mainly dealt with children's literature, writing all three genres: prose (fairy tales, short stories, novels), poetry, children's theater. He was awarded in all three categories a total of eleven (19) times.
Avgi Papakou
Originally from Fthiotida, he first appeared in Children's Literature with the book "Neraidogenniti and other fairy tales". He then dealt with almost all kinds of speech. The author's works have been included in many anthologies.
Leia Xatzopoulou - Karavia
Studied Classical Philology, University of Athens. He has published 75 books (poetry, books for young people, prose, plays), many of which have won awards. The Council of Europe awarded her the "Léopold Senghor 2009" Poetry Prize in Paris on 20 June 2009.
Antonis Delonis
Born in Athens. He served in the Dim. Education. He has been honored with A' and B' awards for Short Story, Poetry, and Theatre. As a writer, he deals exclusively with Greek Children's Literature, either writing works for children, or History and Studies about it.
Veatriki Kantzola - Sampatakou
Born in Athens, she has written texts and puppet theater for television, while her books have been performed in schools all over Greece. He has written the lyrics for songs and adaptations of texts and foreign language books. Her works have been included in anthologies and published in literary and folklore publications.
George Veltsos
Born in Athens in 1944, he studied law and sociology in Paris. Since the post-colonial period, he has been teaching communication theory at Panteion University. He wrote essay, theater and poetry. His plays have been staged by Michael Marmarinos and Roula Paterakis. Since 1975 he has been collaborating with the newspaper "Ta Nea".
Paschalis Kitromilidis
Born in Nicosia, he is the author or editor of over forty independent publications in Greek and English, while his books have also been published in Russian, Romanian and Bulgarian.
Foteini Tsalikoglou
Studied at the University of Geneva and specialized in Clinical Psychology. She is a writer and professor of psychology at Panteion University where she teaches the courses "Clinical Psychology through Literature and Art" and "Criminal Psychology".
Eva Sianou
Color Analysis and Aesthetics consultant graduated from the Arc-en-cied Canada School and has been trained in the technique of Makeup Visage School of Cosmetics. Through these experiences he wrote the book Chromoanalysis which is a basic guide for choosing the colors that suit every woman the most.
Lefteris Xanthopoulos
Poet, writer and director. He was born in Athens in 1945. He studied Law without taking the degree exams. In England he studied cinema at The London Film School. He lived for more than ten years in Central and Northern European countries.
Stelios Tsagkas
Born in Dafni Ikaria in 1935 where he lived until he was 10 years old. His parents divorced when he was 3 years old. "Another infernal poet in the Greek Letters" characterization by the late Apostolos Spilios, who dealt a lot with the poet and his writing.
Illustrators
Dimitra Papadimitriou
She is illustrator with many years of experience.
Joanna Kalostefanou
From her childhood, the illustrator Ioanna Kalostefanou, having an innate talent for painting, manifested a great love for art. He studied Art & Design-3D Animation and became a digital design teacher. He worked for many years in writing curricula for digital design and was engaged in training students and IT teachers in this subject. In recent years he has been dealing mainly with children's books and collaborating with publishing houses in illustration, pagination, cover design and artistic editing. She has received several awards and accolades for her work and since 2003 she has been creating her works in her private studio.
Chistina Tsevi
Born in 1983, she started her professional activity from high school, designing posters for live underground bands and music fanzines. Worked in publishing houses, creative agencies and since 2009 he has been a freelancer. Her books are published in America, while she has collaborated with the German Embassy, the Ministry of Immigration and Asylum, the International Migration Group. Created illustrated guides for unaccompanied children (presented at the European Parliament in Brussels & TEDx Chania). For Christina, the work of the illustrator remains a continuous telling of a fairy tale that is not limited to words.
Georgia Koutsouki
Βorn in Athens, self-taught and has been painting since a young age. She likes to evolve her style and experiments using different materials. She imagines her images to "tell" the story, without words being necessary, and that's why she wants her heroes to have unique characteristics and expressions that capture their adventures.
Nick Sharratt
Illustrator of the book "The Gooey, Chewy, Rumble, Plop Book". He first discovered his passion for drawing at primary school and then went on to study illustration and graphic design at Manchester Metropolitan University and Central St. Martins.
John Smyrnaios
Illustrator of the book "Myrto and her friends" 2009 & "Apsoula" 2008.
Gunilla Hansson
Daughter of Nils Thore Cederholm and Gun Elving. In 1961 she became a graphic designer at Bonnier-Verlag. Her books have been translated into Greek, German, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, English, Spanish, French, Faroese and Icelandic. Together with the author Grete Fagerström, he won the German Prize for Youth Literature in 1980 for the book "Per, Ida and the Little One".