Maria Papayanni

Maria Papayanni (born 27 May 1964) is a Greek author. She writes books for children and young adults.

Biography

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Papayanni was born in Larissa, Greece. She studied Greek language and literature at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and for many years she worked as a journalist on TV, radio, newspapers, and magazines. She later started writing books for children and teenagers and translating books into the Greek language. She has also written theatrical plays for children and librettos.

Papayanni has won numerous awards for her literary work, including the Children's Book Award of the Greek section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) and the Greek National Prize for Youth Literature.

In 1993, she married composer Thanos Mikroutsikos; together, they have two children.

Awards

• (2017) Greek IBBY awards for Children's Literature (Shoes with Wings)
• (2011) State Prize for Children's Literature (The Lonesome Tree)
• (2011) Diavazo Literary Magazine Award (The Lonesome Tree)
• (2007) Diavazo Literary Magazine Award (As If By Magic)
• (2007) Greek IBBY awards for Children's Literature (As If By Magic)
• (2004) Greek IBBY awards for Children's Literature (Catch Them!)
• Nominee for the 2020 Hans Christian Andersen Award.

Works

References

Further reading

• Information in the site of Hellenic Foundation of Culture
• HCAA Nominees 2020 Archived 2019-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
• International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Archived 2019-05-27 at the Wayback Machine
• Interview in DOCUMENTONEWS
• Interview in NAFTEMPORIKI
• Article in German Wikipedia
• Official site