Ms. Sophia Kouidou-Giles
Washington, United States
Member Since: 03/06/2014
Sophia Kouidou-Giles/Σοφία Κουίδου-Τζάηλς was born and raised in Greece and resides in the USA. She holds a BA in psychology and a masters degree in social work. She has published in literary journals including 'Voices', 'Persimmon Tree', 'Assay', 'The Raven's Perch', 'The Blue Nib,' and in several an anthologies, including The Time Collection, and Visual Verse.. 'Transitions and Passages' is her poetry chapbook. She authored her memoir, 'Επιστροφή Στη Θεσσαλονίκη/Return to Thessaloniki', released by Tyrfi Press in the Greek language, and 'Sophia's Return: Uncovering My Mother's Past,' a silver seal finalist of the American Writing Awards, published by She Writes Press in the Fall of 2021. Her forthcoming book, in the Fall of 2023, is entitled 'An Unexpected Ally: A Greek Tale of Love, Revenge and Redemption.' Forthcoming in 2025, "Circle of Peace: A Greek Tale of Perse's Great Hall." Sophia was an AWP Mentee in 2015 and is an AWP Mentor in 2023. She was on a panel in the 2022 AWP Conference on Crossing Languages: From First Draft to Publication.
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Publications
- Return to Thessaloniki / Greek Edition , Tyrfi Press, Greece (June 3, 2019)
- Transitions and Passages , Poetry Chapbook (May 2012)
- Sophia's Return: Uncovering My Mother's Past , She Writes Press (September 7, 2021)
- An Unexpected Ally: A Greek Tale of Love, Revenge and Redemption , She Writes Press (October 3, 2023)
- Circle of Peace: A Greek Tale of Perse's Great Hall , She Writes Press (March 12, 2024)
Awards
- Paraxenes Meres (Greek) Award(2015)
- W2W Spring 2015(2015)
- American Writing Awards(2021)
- American Writing Awards(2023)
Degrees
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Lewis and Clark College (December 1968)
- Master of Science in Social Work from Portland State University (June 1970)
Genres of Interest
Fiction, Creative nonfiction, Poetry