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]

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Early life and education

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

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

Fiction

Awards

References

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  2. 1 2 "Archiv_Residenzkünstler". www.halle14.org. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  3. 1 2 "Sam Albatros". Literarisches Colloquium Berlin (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  4. 1 2 Σωτηρόπουλος, Παναγιώτης (2021-11-23). "Sam Albatros: Η εμφάνιση με μάσκα και η αιτία…". mynews.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Greece tries to make up lost ground on LGBTQ+ rights". Reuters. 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  6. "About". samalbatros.com.
  7. Kouroupakis, Apostolos. "Η performative εκδοχή του μυθιστορήματος "Ελαττωματικό αγόρι"". Kathimerini.com.cy. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  8. "ΠΟΛΥΤΡΟΠΑ #2 | ελαττωματικό αγόρι: η performance". www.momus.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  9. Kouroupakis, Apostolos. "Η performative εκδοχή του μυθιστορήματος "Ελαττωματικό αγόρι"". Kathimerini.com.cy. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  10. "Sam Albatros - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
  11. "SAM ALBATROS". artworks. Retrieved 2022-10-30.