At the age of 73, the Glen Waverley Constantina Amanatidis was awarded with a ”Medal of the Order of Australia” (OAM) for her services to Australia’s Greek community through contributions to multicultural organisations and for her publications.
She settled in Melbourne in 1958, and has devoted her life to writing books about immigrants, mainly focusing on personal stories by others. This helped her adapt to the new Australian environment more easily when first arriving in Melbourne. She soon became passionate about listening to other immigrants’ experiences and that’s how she battled her lonely feelings, at the beginning of her stay in her new country.
Apart from her rich literary career, she has always been a big supporter of the Greek community’s artistic efforts. Additionally she is a founding member of the Greek-Australian Cultural League of Melbourne and the Multicultural Writers Association of Victoria.
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