Botsis Foivos
Writer. Born in 1980, he studied at the Law School of the University of Athens and continued with postgraduate studies in international and European law (Athens) and public law (Paris). Worked as an attorney in Athens and then in Brussels as scientific associate of the European Parliament. From 2009 to 2012 he was a special associate of Culture & Tourism Minister Pavlos Geroulanos, and currently works for the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. In 2004 he was awarded in the Young Screenwriters’ Competition of Mega/Filmnet and collaborated with Michalis Reppas and Thanassis Papathanassiou (Safe Sex TV series, 2004-2007). His play “Flamingos” was awarded the first State Prize for Emerging Playwrights. His short stories have been awarded in literary contests and published in the daily Press and in literary magazines (To Vima, Ethnos, Logo Technis, Dekata), while from 2013 to 2015 he was a contributor to protagon.gr (“Correspondents”). His first collection of short stories, Mauve ekon, was published by Melani Press. His one-act play Contact was included in ANALOGIO 2012 at the National Theatre.