13 Facts About Stephanos Stephanides

Stephanos Stephanides was born on 22 October 1949 and is a Cypriot-born author, poet, translator, critic, ethnographer, and documentary film maker.

Stephanos Stephanides returned to Cyprus in 1991 as part of the founding faculty of the University of Cyprus where he holds the position of Professor of English and Comparative Literature.

Stephanos Stephanides was born in Trikomo a village located in the North-east part of Cyprus.

Stephanos Stephanides's father settled in Bristol but Stephanides was left in Manchester for two years with his uncle's family.

Stephanos Stephanides graduated from Cardiff University, Wales, in 1973, and obtained a PhD from the same University in 1981.

Stephanos Stephanides left the United Kingdom in 1976 and lived and travelled in Greece, Spain, and Portugal for two years before receiving an appointment with the University of Guyana in 1978 where he stayed for six years.

Stephanos Stephanides moved to Washington DC in the mid-80s where he worked as a professional translator and conference interpreter, researcher and writer.

Stephanos Stephanides cites a variety of authors from differing cultural and social backgrounds as influences in his work.

Stephanos Stephanides cites Derek Walcott as an influence in the English language, drawing inspiration from him through the way he brings together the Creole idiom into with the classical.

Stephanos Stephanides was a friend of the Greek-Cypriot writer Niki Marangou, translating her poetry into English and maintaining a close literary relationship with her until her death.

Stephanos Stephanides serves as an advisory editor for the publication of Cadences, a journal of literature and the arts in Cyprus which is published by European University Cyprus.

Stephanos Stephanides has served twice as a judge for the Commonwealth Writers Prize in 2000 and 2010.

Stephanos Stephanides was made Fellow of the English Association and Cavaliere of the Republic of Italy for promoting the Italian culture in Cyprus.