Maria A. Ioannou is a writer based in Cyprus, with studies in English Literature, 20th-century Literature and Creative Writing in the UK. In 2019, she received the Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence in Research Award for her doctorate thesis. She has published three short fiction collections (two by Nefeli Publishing), an experimental mini novella and a fairytale (Emerging Writer State Award 2012 / shortlisted for the 2016 Young Writer Award by the Greek magazine Klepsydra). Her short fictions “Pillars” and «This could be a story about people» were nominated to be included in the anthology Best Small Fictions 2021 and in Best of the Net 2023, and two of her short fictions were longlisted in the SmokeLong Quarterly Grand Micro Contest 2021 and the Bath Flash Fiction Award 2021. Her work has been published in SAND, The Hong Kong Review, Milk Candy Review, Tiny Molecules, The Cabinet of Heed, Asymptote, Litro, The Daily Drunk, FlashFlood 2021, and elsewhere. She is also the co-curator of the Limassol Book Fair and delivers creative writing workshops in Cyprus and abroad.
http://www.maria-alpha-ioannou.com
*aRttitude was founded in 2009 by the choreographer Evi Panayiotou and the writer Maria A. Ioannou, aiming at promoting dance and literature in both Cyprus and abroad.
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Special thanks to Melpo Georgiadou (general support) and Avgi Lilli (artistic support), as well as to all friends and volunteers who help us every year!
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