National Society of the Greek Authors

"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:

n  “Poiemata-Poems”, Famagusta, Cyprus 1967

n  “Tou Xerizomou - Uprooting”, Limassol, Cyprus 1975

n  “Nostimon Imar - Hope of Return”, Limassol, Cyprus 1982

n  “En Demo Amathountos - In the town of Amathus”, Limassol, , Cyprus. 1st Edition 1988, 2nd 1989

n  “ Pentadaktylos My Son”, Greek edition, Nicosia, Cyprus 1991

n  “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

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.

n  He was awarded by the “Nikiforos Vrettakos” prize of the Municipality of Athens.

His works are:

n  “Persefone of returns”, 1974.

n  “The condors and the antislope”, 1982.

n  “The twinkle”, 1985.

n  “Bottom”, 1989.

n  “The registrar”, 1989.

n  “Good plays” , 1994.

n  “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:

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

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) 6th 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

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

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 :

n  Heart Throbs 1955

n  Blue Crescent 1955

n  At the Edge of Thunder 1975

n  Fairy - Tale 1975

n  A Meadow of Falling Stars 1977

n  Crevices in the Earth 1979

n  Sealstones 1980

n  A Salty Travel 1988

n  With a Smile 1990

n  Uncracked Stone 1993

Other Activities: Lectures on literature themes and other subjects.

Membership in Organisations:

n  National Society of Greek Authors

n  PEN International

n  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

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

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”. Contributed to various other periodicals and newspapers and translated a number of novels mainly from English..