Dean Kalimniou

Dean Kalimniou (also known as Konstantinos Kalymnios) (Greek: Κωνσταντῖνος Καλυμνιός) is an Australian 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),^[1] 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.^[2]

In 2009, Dean Kalimniou wrote the script of the Peter Stephanidis short film: The Message.

References

1. ^ Greeks spitting chips
2. ^ Victorians honoured for excellence in multiculturalism

External links

• Diatribe blog by Dean Kalimniou

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