Sam Albatros

'''Sam Albatros''' is a pseudonymous Greek-born author, queer artist and poetry translator.<ref name=":2">{{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}}</ref><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Sam Albatros |url=https://lcb.de/gaeste/sam-albatros/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=Literarisches Colloquium Berlin |language=de}}</ref> They wear masks and have never shown their face publicly.<ref name=":3">{{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 |archive-date=2022-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221031124143/https://www.mynews.gr/sam-albatros-i-emfanisi-me-maska-kai-aitia/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Early life and education == Albatros was born and raised in rural Greece.<ref name=":0">{{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}}</ref> They hold an MPhil in Psychology from University of Cambridge and a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from University College London.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5" /> Albatros describes themselves using "they/them" pronouns.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://samalbatros.com/about|title=About|website=samalbatros.com}}</ref>

== Career == Their debut novel ''Faulty Boy'' and its stage adaptations'','' which focus on a gender nonconforming/queer child, have attracted mainstream Greek media attention.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" /> As an artist, they have presented video-art performances in Greece, Cyprus, UK, and Berlin.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

In May 2021, they took part in the Exchange Program Thessaloniki – Leipzig 2021, a two-month residency programme in Leipzig.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Archiv_Residenzkünstler |url=https://www.halle14.org/studioprogramm/residenzen/archiv-residenzkuenstler |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=www.halle14.org}}</ref>

They publish original and translated poems on YouTube<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Albatros - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWieEAKyeDL9RVCGf1vMXiQ |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=www.youtube.com}}</ref> and on their website <nowiki>https://queerpoets.com</nowiki>.

== Bibliography ==

=== Fiction ===

* ''Faulty Boy'' (novel, Hestia Publishers & Booksellers, 2021)<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />

* ''Dad, I want you to be ashamed of me'' (novel, self-published, 2024)<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />

== Awards ==

* Stavros Niarchos Foundation Artist Fellowship by ARTWORKS, 2021<ref name=":1">{{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}}</ref>

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