Nina Kouletaki

Nina Kouletaki was born in Athens in 1960, where she also pursued her studies. She taught in private education for ten years and worked for the Piraeus Port Authority for twenty-three years. She retired in 2011 and has since been dedicated to her passions: writing, politics, and culture. She has two daughters. In 2006, she created two blogs: her personal blog "ΙΓ'Ι'" (http://ninacouletaki.wordpress.com/) and "Crime and Punishment" (http://eglima.wordpress.com/), a blog dedicated to true crime stories, detective literature, and the influence of crime on the arts. She is a founding member and served as the first Secretary (2010-2014) of the Hellenic Crime Writers' Club (ELSAL). Her short stories have been translated into English, French, Spanish, and Albanian, and her articles have been published in newspapers, magazines, and online. Her short story "The Granny" was adapted into an animated film by director Efi Pappa, titled "My Stuffed Granny" (2014). The film was screened in the competitive sections of both international and domestic film festivals, winning first prize in its category at all of them.