Sam Albatros
{{Short description|Writer, queer artist and poetry translator}}
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Sam Albatros is a pseudonymous Greek-born author, queer artist and poetry translator.{{Cite web |title=ΠΡΟΣΩΠΟ – Βιβλιοnet |url=https://biblionet.gr/%CF%80%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%83%CF%89%CF%80%CE%BF/?personid=132851 |access-date=2022-10-31 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Sam Albatros |url=https://lcb.de/gaeste/sam-albatros/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=Literarisches Colloquium Berlin |language=de}} They wear masks and have never shown their face publicly.{{Cite web |last=Σωτηρόπουλος |first=Παναγιώτης |date=2021-11-23 |title=Sam Albatros: Η εμφάνιση με μάσκα και η αιτία… |url=https://www.mynews.gr/sam-albatros-i-emfanisi-me-maska-kai-aitia/ |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=mynews.gr |language=el}}
Early life and education
Albatros was born and raised in rural Greece.{{Cite news |date=2022-05-31 |title=Greece tries to make up lost ground on LGBTQ+ rights |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-greece-lgbt-idUKKBN2NH16K |access-date=2022-10-30}} They hold an MPhil in Psychology from University of Cambridge and a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from University College London. Albatros describes themselves using "they/them" pronouns.{{Cite web|url=https://samalbatros.com/about|title=About|website=samalbatros.com}}
Career
Their debut novel Faulty Boy and its stage adaptations, which focus on a gender nonconforming/queer child, have attracted mainstream Greek media attention. As an artist, they have presented video-art performances in Greece, Cyprus, UK, and Berlin.{{Cite web |last=Kouroupakis |first=Apostolos |title=Η performative εκδοχή του μυθιστορήματος "Ελαττωματικό αγόρι" |url=https://www.kathimerini.com.cy/gr/politismos/i-performative-ekdoxi-toy-mythistorimatos-elattomatiko-agori |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=Kathimerini.com.cy}}{{Cite web |title=ΠΟΛΥΤΡΟΠΑ #2 {{!}} ελαττωματικό αγόρι: η performance |url=https://www.momus.gr/news/elattomatiko-agori |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419205515/https://www.momus.gr/news/elattomatiko-agori |archive-date=2022-04-19 |access-date=2022-10-31 |website=www.momus.gr |language=el}}{{Cite web |last=Kouroupakis |first=Apostolos |title=Η performative εκδοχή του μυθιστορήματος "Ελαττωματικό αγόρι" |url=https://www.kathimerini.com.cy/gr/politismos/i-performative-ekdoxi-toy-mythistorimatos-elattomatiko-agori |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=Kathimerini.com.cy}}
In May 2021, they took part in the Exchange Program Thessaloniki – Leipzig 2021, a two-month residency programme in Leipzig.{{Cite web |title=Archiv_Residenzkünstler |url=https://www.halle14.org/studioprogramm/residenzen/archiv-residenzkuenstler |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=www.halle14.org}}
They publish original and translated poems on YouTube{{Cite web |title=Sam Albatros - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWieEAKyeDL9RVCGf1vMXiQ |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=www.youtube.com}} and on their website
Bibliography
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Awards
- Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship by ARTWORKS, 2021{{Cite web |title=SAM ALBATROS |url=https://www.art-works.gr/en/fellows/sam-albatros/ |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=artworks |language=en-US}}
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