Sam Albatros
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Sam Albatros is a pseudonymous Greek-born author, queer artist and poetry translator.[1][2][3] They wear masks and have never shown their face publicly.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]Albatros was born and raised in rural Greece.[5] They hold an MPhil in Psychology from University of Cambridge and a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from University College London.[1][3] Albatros describes themselves using "they/them" pronouns.[6]
Career
[edit]Their debut novel Faulty Boy and its stage adaptations, which focus on a gender nonconforming/queer child, have attracted mainstream Greek media attention.[5][4] As an artist, they have presented video-art performances in Greece, Cyprus, UK, and Berlin.[7][8][9]
In May 2021, they took part in the Exchange Program Thessaloniki – Leipzig 2021, a two-month residency programme in Leipzig.[2]
They publish original and translated poems on YouTube[10] and on their website https://queerpoets.com.
Bibliography
[edit]Fiction
[edit]Awards
[edit]- Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship by ARTWORKS, 2021[11]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "ΠΡΟΣΩΠΟ – Βιβλιοnet". Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- 1 2 "Archiv_Residenzkünstler". www.halle14.org. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- 1 2 "Sam Albatros". Literarisches Colloquium Berlin (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-01.
- 1 2 Σωτηρόπουλος, Παναγιώτης (2021-11-23). "Sam Albatros: Η εμφάνιση με μάσκα και η αιτία…". mynews.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- 1 2 3 4 "Greece tries to make up lost ground on LGBTQ+ rights". Reuters. 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ↑ "About". samalbatros.com.
- ↑ Kouroupakis, Apostolos. "Η performative εκδοχή του μυθιστορήματος "Ελαττωματικό αγόρι"". Kathimerini.com.cy. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ "ΠΟΛΥΤΡΟΠΑ #2 | ελαττωματικό αγόρι: η performance". www.momus.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ↑ Kouroupakis, Apostolos. "Η performative εκδοχή του μυθιστορήματος "Ελαττωματικό αγόρι"". Kathimerini.com.cy. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ↑ "Sam Albatros - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ↑ "SAM ALBATROS". artworks. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
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