Yorgos TRILLIDIS

Yorgos TRILLIDIS
2008 Resident
  • Europe
  • Southern Europe
  • Cyprus
Greek

Yorgos TRILLIDIS (fiction writer, Cyprus) has authored two short story collections: Αγκυστρωμένοι στα Φυστικοαμάξια μας [‘Hooked on those Ground-nut Cars of Ours’] (1998), which won the Young Writer’s State Prize from the Ministry of Education and Culture in Cyprus; and Τελετή Λήξης [‘Closing Ceremony’] (2000), the runner-up for Short Stories Prize from the same institution. Some of his stories have been adapted for short films, and his work appears regularly, especially the Phileleftheros newspaper. A member of the Nicosia Bar Association, Trillidis is a practicing lawyer.  He participates courtesy of the Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture in Cyprus. 

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