Dean Kalimniou
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Dean Kalimniou is an Australia
n lawyer
, writer
and journalist
of Greek descent. Dean Kalimniou was born in Melbourne
, Australia in 1977. He studied law
and arts
, majoring in Modern Greek studies.
As spokesperson for the Panepirotic Federation of Australia
, he has consistently raised awareness of the plight of the Northern Epirot Greek minority in Southern Albania
, traveling to Albania on many occasions to research the plight of the Northern Epirots. As a journalist, Dean Kalimniou is popular within the Greek community of Australia through his column in the Melbourne Greek newspaper Neos Kosmos (New World), entitled Diatribe, which has been running since 2001.
Dean Kalimniou is also a well known poet and short story writer within the Greek community. His short stories have won the annual Greek-Australian Cultural League awards over many years. He has published four poetry collections Kipos Esokleistos ("Garden Enclosed") (2003), Alexipyrina ("Flameproof") (2004), Apteros Niki ("Wingless Victory") (2008) and Anisixasmos (2010).
Dean Kalimniou has also translated the following works of prominent Greek-Australian authors from Greek into English:
Faye Mangos "A Cry of the Heart" (2004),
Nikos Vournazos: "Dancing Solo"(2005),
Vakina Panagiotidou: "Curtain Calls" (2008)
Thanassis Papastergiou: "The North Winds Arrived Early" (2010) and "Poems through the Looking Glass" (2010).
In November 2007, Dean Kalimniou was awarded a Government of Victoria Award for Excellence in Multicultural Affairs by the Governor of Victoria, Professor de Kretzer.
In 2009, Dean Kalimniou wrote the script of the Peter Stephanidis short film: The Message.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n lawyer
Lawyer
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, writer
Writer
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and journalist
Journalist
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of Greek descent. Dean Kalimniou was born in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia in 1977. He studied law
Law
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and arts
ARts
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, majoring in Modern Greek studies.
As spokesperson for the Panepirotic Federation of Australia
Panepirotic Federation of Australia
The Panepirotic Federation of Australia was founded in 1982 as a Federation of various organisations representing migrants who originated from the region of Epirus, throughout Australia...
, he has consistently raised awareness of the plight of the Northern Epirot Greek minority in Southern Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
, traveling to Albania on many occasions to research the plight of the Northern Epirots. As a journalist, Dean Kalimniou is popular within the Greek community of Australia through his column in the Melbourne Greek newspaper Neos Kosmos (New World), entitled Diatribe, which has been running since 2001.
Dean Kalimniou is also a well known poet and short story writer within the Greek community. His short stories have won the annual Greek-Australian Cultural League awards over many years. He has published four poetry collections Kipos Esokleistos ("Garden Enclosed") (2003), Alexipyrina ("Flameproof") (2004), Apteros Niki ("Wingless Victory") (2008) and Anisixasmos (2010).
Dean Kalimniou has also translated the following works of prominent Greek-Australian authors from Greek into English:
Faye Mangos "A Cry of the Heart" (2004),
Nikos Vournazos: "Dancing Solo"(2005),
Vakina Panagiotidou: "Curtain Calls" (2008)
Thanassis Papastergiou: "The North Winds Arrived Early" (2010) and "Poems through the Looking Glass" (2010).
In November 2007, Dean Kalimniou was awarded a Government of Victoria Award for Excellence in Multicultural Affairs by the Governor of Victoria, Professor de Kretzer.
In 2009, Dean Kalimniou wrote the script of the Peter Stephanidis short film: The Message.
External links
- Diatribe blog by Dean Kalimniou