Andreas Polykarpou

Andreas Polykarpou was born in Nicosia in 1984 and has been living between Cyprus and Greece since 2004. He is a graduate of Panteion University, Department of Communication, Media, and Culture. In 2011, he completed his master's degree in International Relations and European Studies at the University of Piraeus. In 2008 and 2010, he was awarded by the European Commission as the best young Cypriot journalist and represented his country in the Pan-European Competitions in Slovenia and Istanbul. In 2002, upon graduating from the Pancyprian Gymnasium, he received two First Journalism Awards. In 2014, he was honored with the Second Prize for Short Story in a Panhellenic Literary Competition. Since his school years, he has been involved in print journalism, and in recent years, he has collaborated professionally with several print and electronic media outlets in Cyprus. In 2006, his first poetry collection, "The First Rains of My Soul," was published by Power Publishing. His poems have been published in print and online literary magazines in Greece.