Whisker Smile Wins Prestigious IBBY Award

I had some great news a few days ago: my illustrator, Dimitris Fousekis, called me late at night, sounding really excited: our children’s book, Whisker Smile (available only in Greek for now) had won the prestigious IBBY award! Whisker Smile is our second...

A Gluttonous Thanksgiving

This Thanksgiving, I have a lot of things to be thankful for. First of all, you–my awesome readers. Thanks to you, I have now been blogging for 6 whole years, as WordPress kindly reminded me the other day. With over 1,500 posts and counting, this is definitely...

My Valiant Presentation

As you may know, my children’s book, Valiant Smile, was published in Greece in December (the English version is still under development, I’m afraid). Yesterday, I had the official presentation at Ianos, one of Athens’ best bookstores. Yes, it was...

Valiant Smile Now Available In Greek

It was my nameday yesterday and I had a lovely gift. You may remember how Patakis, a Greek publisher, has bought the rights to three of my children’s books. The first one, Valiant Smile, is now available in bookstores and I was tickled pink to see it on the...

Fearless Smile Sneak Preview

You may remember how Patakis, Greece’s largest publisher, has acquired the rights to my next three children’s’ books. These are to be called Fearless Smile, Cat Island, and Whatever Lola Wants. Fearless Smile is now scheduled to be published in Greek...

Things I Learned From Signing A Trad-Pub Contract

You may remember how Azure Fire Publishing has both hired me to be their Editor-in-chief and asked me to publish my fantasy/sci-fi books with them. I now have some more exciting news to share: Patakis, the largest Greek publishing house, has bought in advance my next...