Maria Kougioumtzi

Maria Kougioumtzi was born in 1945 in Thessaloniki, where she currently resides. Her short stories have been published in literary magazines such as "I Lexi," "Entefktirio," "Parodos," "Pandora," "Paremvasi," and "Eneken." Her poetry has appeared in the magazines "Entefktirio" and "Parodos." Her book "Wild Velvet" was awarded the short story prizes by the magazine "Diavazo" (2009) and the Kostas and Eleni Ourani Foundation of the Academy of Athens (2010). Her book "Everything Can Happen with a Touch" received the State Short Story Award (2017).