Giannis Paschos

Giannis Paschos was born in 1954 in Giannena, He is a late bloomer in the world of letters as his first career was in academia; he is an Ichthyology Professor, with tens of articles published in peer reviewed journals, who has participated in many international conferences and has been a consultant to major projects both for the Public and the Private sector. In 2016 he was awarded a special prize for his scientific contribution to the field. 

Giannis has been struggling with dyslexia since childhood and beautifully describes how he scraped thought school in his recent memoir, Chronicles of a Dyslexic, which received one of the most established literary awards in Greece from Anagnostis magazine in June 2023 and subsequently a National Book Award for a Book that promotes a sensitive issue in March 2024.