Sotiris Gyftakis

Sotiris Gyftakis was born in Raftopoulo, Messinia. He studied philosophy and pedagogy in Germany. Upon returning to Greece, he founded a foreign language tutoring school in Kalamata (1966 - 1982). He served as the head of the Press Office and cultural attaché at the Greek Embassy in Prague. Since the mid-1990s, he has divided his time between Poland and Greece. He began writing during his school years, but it was in 1996, while in Poland, that he seriously dedicated himself to writing. He focused on the study and translation of poetry by poets from European Union countries, while also starting to write novels, plays, essays, columns, and short stories. Few of his works have been published. He is a member of the Society of Authors, where he served as vice-president of the Disciplinary Council and the New Members Evaluation Committee. He has occasionally collaborated with regional newspapers and magazines.