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Greek Australian: A New Rising Talent in Literature

The 24-year-old Greek from Sydney, Will Kostakis, is one of the up-and-coming young writers in Australia and is destined to leave his mark. In 2005, Will Kostakis won Sydney Morning Herald Young Writer of the Year, for a collection of...

Greece Exposed by New Zealander

A new book written by a New Zealander is dedicated to Greek culture and attitude and shows that the Greek capital offers a wide range of extraordinary experiences. The writer David Cade has been obsessed by Greece’s unique music for...

Kazantzakis’ Work Travels to Munich

A Literature Night devoted to Nikos Kazantzakis will be held on November 28, 2013 at 8pm at Lenbach-Künstlerhaus, Lenbachplatz 8, situated in the heart of Bavaria, in Munich. Nikos Kazantzakis is the most translated Greek author. The event’s main...

Australians Adopt the Mediterranean Diet

More and more Australians want to adopt the Greek diet....... The new book of Maria Benardis, which focuses on the habits of Ancient Greeks, shows that Australians want to adopt a healthier lifestyle. According to the famous chef and author,...

German Author Andreas Deffners Writes About Greek “Filotimo”

By Aspasia Zontanou Born  in 1974 in Reinbeck, Germany, Andreas Deffner fell in love with Greece and its people, after his first visit--which he went on as a highschool trip. Since then "kollise," (in Greek means it stuck with him)....

“The Future Ancients” Poetry By Greek Expat Luka Lesson

Greek-Australian Luka Lesson or Haralampou, as is his real name, presented his first poetry collection entitled “The future Ancients" in Melbourne. Luka from Brisbane, and child of Greek immigrants has already proven himself as a modern performance poet.  Many of...

Maria Ekmekçioğlu’s Greek &Turkish Recipes

The chef Maria Ekmekçioğlu has co-written a book that includes Greek and Turkish recipes, entitled Bir o yaka Bir bu yaka, which means This side The other side, and was released in April in Turkey. Ekmekçioğlu, who is engaged in...

Tsiolkas’ Novel Barracuda Out Nov.1

The long awaited new novel by award-winning Greek-Australian author, Christos Tsiolkas, entitled Barracuda, will be presented during a special event in Melbourne, Australia, on October 23. In Barracuda, we follow the story of a young swimmer, Danny Kelly, with the...

Benardis’ New Greekalicious Book

Greek-Australian Maria Benardis - from Kalamata and Psara - founder of Greekalicious cooking school, welcomes Sydney to her table, to celebrate the release of her new cookbook Cooking & Eating Wisdom for Better Health – How the Wisdom of...

Marjory McGinn In Love With Greece

"When I first set foot on Greece- FYI that was my very first trip outside Australia- I fell in love with it. I don’t know exactly what it was, but I just loved this country. Back then I was...