Maroula Kliafa

Maroula Kliafa was born in 1937 in Trikala, where she permanently resides with her family. She studied journalism and has been involved in literature, the study of local history, the collection of folk tales, traditional games, and old photographs since 1972. Her novels for teenagers have been reprinted multiple times, and two of her books have been translated into Russian and German. Excerpts from her works have been included in elementary school textbooks and in the "Texts of Modern Greek Literature" for middle school. She has been honored by the Academy of Athens, the Society of Greek Writers, the Circle of the Greek Children's Book, and the Women's Association. In 2010, the Department of Primary Education of the School of Humanities at the University of Thessaly awarded her the title of honorary doctorate.