When we Hid an Angel

Angeliki Darlasi was born in Athens where she resides. She is a writer, playwright, director and tutor (for adults and children) in Creative Writing and Theatre.

She holds a BA in Theatre Studies (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) and an MA in Performance Studies (Central School of Speech and Drama, London).

Her first novel, The Dream Guardians (2004) was awarded the Greek National Prize for Children/Youth Literature (2005). Her second novel When we hid an angel (2009) was awarded the Greek IBBY’S prize for Youth Literature, and was enlisted in White Ravens list, 2010. Her theatre adaptation of this novel was awarded the Greek National Prize for Children/Youth Theatre. Her illustrated story The tree that had wings (2010) and her novel My name is …Cloud (2012) were shortlisted for all the Greek literature awards.  Badboy (2014) was awarded the Greek IBBY award for the text and illustration and she was, also, distinguished with an author nomination in the IBBY Honour List, 2016. Badboy has been published in Turkey and in Korea.

Angeliki Darlasi is participating in a Playwrights’ Think Tank held by the “Union of The Theatres of Europe”, representing Greece in an international theatre project.

She is co-founder of the art group “The other side” and of the independent music label “Puzzlemusik”.