Armida Publications is an independent publishing house based in Nicosia,

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. Founded in 1995 their primary goal is to promote high-level English-language publications from Cyprus, Greece, and the Eastern Mediterranean region in general. Their focus on Eastern Mediterranean enables them to carry titles from authors worldwide who have the region at the core of their work. Over the course of their history, they have won and have been nominated for awards for literature from the

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and also the International Rubery Book Award. Their title ''To Peirama'' (The Experiment) by Myrto Azina Chronides won the

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for Cyprus in 2011. They have translated works from the likes of

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and Emine Sevgi Ozdamar, and have published titles by, among others,

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, Kevin Sullivan, Miltiades B. Hatzopoulos, Paul Stewart, Andreas Karayan, Nora Nadjarian, Lina Ellina, Chrysanthos Chrysanthou, Eve Meleagrou, Richard Romanus, Colette Ni Reammon Ioannidou, Jenny Benjamin, Yiangos P. Kleopas, Stefanos Evangelides, Mona Savvidou Theodoulou,

Panos Ioannides Panos Ioannides (; 22 March 1935 – 4 July 2021) was a Cypriot novelist and playwright. Biography Panos Ioannides was born in Famagusta, Cyprus, in 1935. He studied Mass Communications and Sociology in the United States and Canada. He served ...

, Rina Katselli, Theoclis Kouyialis, Victoria Hardwood Butler-Sloss, George Tardios, Theo Panayides, Melissa Hekkers, Metin Murat, Andrea Busfield, Giórgos Christodoulides and many others. Armida was the first publishing company in Cyprus to establish an active

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program for titles in Greek and English. In addition, the company is also the leading exporter of literary rights of Greek Cypriot literature to foreign publishers, with an extensive network of collaborating partner publishers throughout Europe, and the world. Armida is also an active member of the

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(UK) and the

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(USA). Armida is a founding member of the Cyprus Association of Book Publishers, itself a part of the Federation of European Publishers (FEP). Armida worked in collaboration with the Cyprus PEN Centre, and published the quarterly magazine 'In Focus'.

History

1995 – 2011

Was predominantly Greek books distributed in

and

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. In that period they co-published books with Aiora Press for the

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market and also acquired rights to

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titles. This early period is also noteworthy as they focused on acquiring

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rights compared to the present where they are a net exporter of the aforesaid rights.

2011 – present

Following the success of Myrto Azina’s ''The Experiment'', which opened Armida up to a worldwide market, they signed an agreement with Ingram for the worldwide distribution of their English titles as well as expanded their operation to include electronic books of all formats, mainly focusing on the

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platform. Armida is spearheading the effort to promote and popularize Cypriot fiction outside the narrow confines of the island. Subsequently, the company has become the premier rights-exporter for Cypriot fiction. Its extended network of collaborations includes multiple titles in multiple languages including Albanian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, English, German, Macedonian, Romanian, Turkish, Serbian, Spanish, Lithuanian, etc.

Special Projects

Work for the Deaf

Armida was part of a group of companies – namely AMP Filmworks Limited and Art FX – that bid for a project by the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Cyprus. They worked together to document the Cypriot

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in a dictionary, a grammar book for teachers and a grammar book for students, accompanied by their respective

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’s. This was a ground-breaking achievement in the realm of aids for the deaf globally as the detail undertaken was unprecedented for its time, taking three years to complete. The project was completed in 2011 and released these titles: * Επικοινωνιακή Γραμματική (Communicative

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) * Γραμματική Παραοδοσιακού Τύπου (Traditional Grammar) * Εννοιολογικό Λεξικό (

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) Including a DVD for each book.

Films

Armida has also produced a short film by award-winning director Irena Joannides called ''Frequency''.Frequency on IMDb
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Titles

Armida publishes a range of books in both English and Greek. The following is a list of there most notable titles, in both English and in Greek

English titles

A list of Armida's most notable English titles.

Greek titles

A list of notable Greek titles by Armida. {, class="wikitable sortable" , + Greek titles , - ! Year ! Title ! Author ! ISBN ! class="unsortable" , Notes , - , 2006 , Εδώ Γκουαντάναμο (Hier Spricht Guantánamo) ,

, 9963620442 , Translation from

, - , 2007 , Η Γέφυρα του Χρυσού Κεράτιου ( Die Brücke vom Goldenen Horn) , Emine Sevgi Özdamar , 9963620450 , Translation of the

novel into

, - , 2008 , Αμερική '62: de profundis (America '62) , Πάνος Ιωαννίδης , 9789607872531 , Has been translated into

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and Turkish , - , 2009 , Το Πείραμα (The Experiment) , Myrto Azina Chronides , 9789963620531 , Winner of

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, Bulgarian, Croatian,

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, English, Lithuanian,

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and

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, - , 2009 , Γελοιο-γραφώντας την Ιστορία του Κυπριακού , Χρύσανθος Χρυσάνθου , 9789963620623 , , - , 2011 , Ανατολική Μεσόγειος , Ήβη Μελεάγρου , 9789963620975 , ΚΡΑΤΙΚΟ ΒΡΑΒΕΙΟ ΜΥΘΙΣΤΟΡΗΜΑΤΟΣ 1970 - NATIONAL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE , - , 2012 , Δρόμου Δρώμενα , Κώστας Πατίνιος , 9789963706594 , , - , 2012 , Στυλιανή Χ: Εγκλήματα και τιμωρία , Στέφανος Ευαγγελίδης , 9789963706457 , , - , 2012 , Κοάζινος , Πάνος Ιωαννίδης , 9789963706549 , ΚΡΑΤΙΚΟ ΒΡΑΒΕΙΟ ΜΥΘΙΣΤΟΡΗΜΑΤΟΣ 2012 - Has been - or is being translated into

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and Turkish - NATIONAL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE, , - , 2013 , Τρίαθλο: Να το λατρέψεις είναι εύκολο , Χρίστος Χρίστου , 9789963706785 , Το πρώτο βιβλίο στο είδος του στην Ελληνική γλώσσα. Το βιβλίο βρίσκεται ήδη στην 4η του έκδοση. Has been translated into English under the title Triathlon. Loving it is easy. Swim, Bike, Run. The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide. , - , 2014 , Η Αβάσταχτη Φιλοπατρία του Π.Φ.Κ. , Πάνος Ιωαννίδης , 9789963255085 , Επανέκδοση - ΚΡΑΤΙΚΟ ΒΡΑΒΕΙΟ ΜΥΘΙΣΤΟΡΗΜΑΤΟΣ 1989 - NATIONAL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE , - , 2014 , Οι Ντέβα , Πάνος Ιωαννίδης , 9789963255115 , Επανέκδοση - Has been - or is being translated into

and Turkish , - , 2014 , Απογραφή , Πάνος Ιωαννίδης , 9789963255092 , Επανέκδοση - ΚΡΑΤΙΚΟ ΒΡΑΒΕΙΟ ΜΥΘΙΣΤΟΡΗΜΑΤΟΣ 1973 - Has been - or is being translated into Lithuanian and English - NATIONAL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE , - , 2014 , Κουνήσου μούχλα... , Κώστας Πατίνιος / Πόλα Χατζήπαπα , 9789963706146 , Το πρώτο βιβλίο στο είδος του στην Ελληνική γλώσσα. , - , 2014 , Μήδειες και Κλυταιμνήστρες , Στέφανος Ευαγγελίδης , 9789963706990 , , - , 2014 , Μνήμες που επιστρέφουν , Θεοκλής Κουγιάλης , 9789963255252 , , - , 2014 , Μαθηματικές δραστηριότητες για το νηπιαγωγείο , Μαρία Σιακαλλή , 9789963255139 , Το πρώτο βιβλίο στο είδος του στην Ελληνική γλώσσα. , - , 2015 , Αμμόχωστος: Η Ατέλειωτη Ιστορία , Γιάγκος Π. Κλεόπας , 9789963255351 , , - , 2016 , Η ανάπτυξη της μαθηματικής σκέψης στο νηπιαγωγείο , Μαρία Σιακαλλή , 9789963255399 , Το πρώτο βιβλίο στο είδος του στην Ελληνική γλώσσα. , , - , 2016 , Διαχείριση ασφάλειας αθλητικών εγκαταστάσεων , Γιώργος Γιαπανάς , 9789963255412 , Το πρώτο βιβλίο στο είδος του στην Ελληνική γλώσσα. , - , 2016 , Κάτω από τις Χαρουπιές – Οι χαμένες ζωές της Κύπρου ,

, 9789963229734 , Συνέκδοση με Διερευνητική Επιτροπή για τους Αγνοούμενους και Galeri Kultur Publishing , , - , 2016 , Το λογοτεχνικό έργο του Πάνου Ιωαννίδη: Κριτικές , Ανθολογία επτά κριτικών μελετών , 9789963255450 , , - , 2017 , Κουμπωμένα Σχήματα / Buttoned-Up Shapes , George Tardios , 9789963255559 , , - , 2018 , Παρ' ολίγον , Μαρία Αβρααμίδου , 9789963255726 , ΚΡΑΤΙΚΟ ΒΡΑΒΕΙΟ ΔΙΗΓΗΜΑΤΟΣ/ΝΟΥΒΕΛΑΣ 2018 , , - , 2019 , Γράμμα στη Μητέρα , Ε. Μύρων , 9789925573103 , , - , 2019 , Έχω 33 στιγμές να ζήσω , Πάνος Βασιλείου , 9789963255955 , , - , 2019 , Ίχνη μνήμης / Hafιza izleri , Αλεξάνδρα Ζαμπά & Umit Inatci , 9789963255900 , , - , 2019 , Μαθθαίννω Κυπριακά , Αναστάσιος Πισσούριος , 9789925755301 , Το πρώτο βιβλίο στο είδος του στην Ελληνική γλώσσα. , - , 2019 , Ονειρικά διηγήματα , Πάνος Ιωαννίδης , 9789963255856 , Has been translated into Bulgarian , , - , 2020 , Οι εγκλωβισμένοι του Ξενοδοχείου Ντόουμ - Τόμος Α , Ρήνα Κατσελλή , 9789925573370 , , - , 2020 , Οι εγκλωβισμένοι του Ξενοδοχείου Ντόουμ - Τόμος Β , Ρήνα Κατσελλή , 9789925573424 , , - , 2020 , 14 Διηγήματα - Τόμος Α , Πάνος Ιωαννίδης

, 9789925573431 , , - , 2020 , 14 Διηγήματα - Τόμος Β , Πάνος Ιωαννίδης

, 9789925573448 , , - , 2020 , Τζιαι πόψε , Παύλος Παμπορίδης , 9789925573486 , Shortlisted for the NATIONAL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE , , - , 2021 , Η θάλασσα θα είναι λίγο ταραγμένη , Νόρα Νατζαριάν Nora Nadjarian , 9789925573837 , , - , 2021 , Εν παρενθέσει... , Πάνος Ιωαννίδης

, 9789925573660 , , - , 2022 , Παράνοια , Ρήνα Κατσελλή , 9789925601097 , , - , 2023 , Ο δολοφόνος με το καλαμάκι , Κωνσταντίνος Ν. Μακρής , 9789925601394 , ΚΡΑΤΙΚΟ ΒΡΑΒΕΙΟ ΔΙΗΓΗΜΑΤΟΣ/ΝΟΥΒΕΛΑΣ 2023 , , - , 2024 , Desmond Egan , Επιλεγμένα Ποιήματα ,

Desmond Egan Desmond Egan (born 15 July 1936 in Athlone, County Westmeath) is an Irish poet. He has published 24 Collections of poetry and published translations of Sophocles' Philoctetes and Euripides' Medea. His own work has been translated into Albanian, ...

, 9789925601660 , Μετάφραση: Δέσποινα Πυρκεττή ,

References

External links

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Publishing companies established in 1997 Publishing companies of Cyprus Companies based in Nicosia