Pela Soultatou was born in Heraklion, Crete, and lives in Athens. She studied Sociology and Public Health and received her PhD in Education from the University of London on a Greek State Scholarship. She teaches at university level and works in public administration.

She has published the books The Lights in the Distance (Ta Fota sto Vathos, Apopeira, 2013), Encore (Kastaniotis, 2015), and Reverse Turns (Anapodes Strofes, Kastaniotis, 2019). Her work has also appeared in the collective volumes Anthologion-Istologion (e-book, 2012) and Theatre Reading Together (Theatriko Analogio apo Koinou, Ostria, 2018).

Her first book was adapted for the stage at Apo Michanis Theatre in 2014. Her play Horses received a distinction at the 1st Theatre Reading Festival at Apo Koinou Theatre in 2018, while her one-act play Days of Saint Walpurga was selected by the Municipal Theatre of Piraeus for the festival The Dynamics of Greek Language in Theatre in 2019.

She runs the blog No One’s Rose (Tou Kanenos to Rodo) and has published prose and articles in newspapers, magazines, websites and social media.

PLAYS

Amazons Will Always Return, 2021

Adam’s Apple, 2017

Kodokushi (孤独死), 2016
Horses, 2017
Days of Saint Walpurga, 2018