Armida Publications
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| Parent company | Armida Publications |
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| Founded | 1997 |
| Founder | Panos Ioannides |
| Successor | Haris Ioannides |
| Country of origin | Cyprus |
| Headquarters location | 36 Valesta Road, Agios Dhometios, Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Distribution | Worldwide (via Ingram Content Group) |
| Key people | Panos Ioannides (founder) Haris Ioannides (Managing Director, 1997 - present) |
| Publication types | Books, Ebooks |
| Fiction genres | Fiction, non-fiction |
| Official website | www |
Armida Publications is an independent publishing house based in Nicosia, Cyprus. Founded in 1997 by Panos Ioannides, their primary goal is to promote high-level English-language publications from Cyprus and from Cypriot authors based abroad, or authors connected to Cyprus; they carry titles from authors based in the United States, the United Kingdom, Greece, Serbia, Sweden and from all over the EU. Over the course of their history, they have won and have been nominated for awards for literature from the European Union and also the International Rubery Book Award.[1] Their title To Peirama (The Experiment) by Myrto Azina Chronides won the European Union Prize for Literature[2] for Cyprus in 2011. They have translated works from the likes of Roger Willemsen and Emine Sevgi Ozdamar, and have published titles by, among others, Rory Maclean, Nick Danziger, Kevin Sullivan, Miltiades B. Hatzopoulos, Paul Stewart, Andreas Karayan, Nora Nadjarian, Elmos Konis, Lina Ellina, Klitos Ioannides, Chrysanthos Chrysanthou, Eve Meleagrou, Colette Ni Reammon Ioannidou, Jenny Benjamin, Yiangos P. Kleopas, Stefanos Evangelides, and Baret Yacoubian.
Armida is a founding member of the Cyprus Association of Book Publishers, itself a part of the Federation of European Publishers (FEP).[3] Armida is also a member of the Independent Publishers Guild (UK) and the Independent Book Publishers Association (USA). Armida works in collaboration with the Cyprus PEN Centre, and publishes the quarterly magazine 'In Focus'.[4][5][6]
History
1997 – 2011
Was predominantly Greek books distributed in Cyprus and Greece. In that period they co-published books with Aiora Press for the Greek market and also acquired rights to German titles. This early period is also noteworthy as they focused on acquiring translation 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 Amazon Kindle 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 (in alphabetical order): Albanian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, English, German, Macedonian, Romanian, Turkish, Serbian.
Special Projects
Work for the Deaf
Armida was part of a group of companies – namely AMP Filmworks Limited [7] and Art FX [8]– that bid for a project by the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Cyprus. They worked together to document the Cypriot sign language in a dictionary, a grammar book for teachers and a grammar book for students, accompanied by their respective DVD’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:[9]
- Επικοινωνιακή Γραμματική (Communicative Grammar)
- Γραμματική Παραοδοσιακού Τύπου (Traditional Grammar)
- Εννοιολογικό Λεξικό (Conceptual dictionary)
Including a DVD for each book.
Films
Armida has also produced a short film by award winning director Irena Joannides called Frequency.[10]
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.
| Year | Title | Author | ISBN | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Magnette | Elmos Klonis | 9789963620746 | ||
| 2011 | Act III: A small island in the Aegean | Richard Romanus | 9789607872814 | Published in collaboration with Aiora Press.
Shortlisted for the International Rubery Book Award 2012 | |
| 2011 | Lost Edens: A Cyprus Memoir | Harry A. Mavromatis | 9789963706150 | ||
| 2011 | Chrysalis | Richard Romanus | 9789963706099 | Out of print. Please see 'Matoula's Echo' | |
| 2012 | The Venetian | Lina Ellina | 9789963706358 | Nominated and shortlisted for the European Book Prize | |
| 2012 | To Live or not to Live | Colette Ni Reamonn Ioannidou | 9789963706198 | ||
| 2012 | To Die or not to Die | Colette Ni Reamonn Ioannidou | 9789963706136 | ||
| 2012 | The Bearded Goddess: Androgynes, Goddesses and Monsters in Ancient Cyprus | Marie-Louise Winbladh | 9789963706310 | ||
| 2013 | This Most Amazing | Jenny Benjamin | 9789963706655 | ||
| 2013 | Master and Cancer | DRAENNE | 9789963706617 | ||
| 2013 | Out of the West | Kevin Sullivan | 9789963706907 | ||
| 2014 | Matoula's Echo | Richard Romanus | 9789963255061 | Former title: 'Chrysalis' | |
| 2014 | Immoral Tales: an erotic odyssey between London and Alexandria | Andreas Karayan | 9789963706747 | NATIONAL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2011 • CYPRUS | |
| 2014 | Betwixt and Between | Miltiades B. Hatzopoulos - translated by Irene Noel-Baker | 9789963706839 | Shortlisted for the 2014 London Hellenic Prize | |
| 2014 | Now Then | Paul Stewart | 9789963706686 | ||
| 2014 | Triathlon. Loving it is easy. Swim, Bike, Run. The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide. | Christos Christou | 9789963706556 | ||
| 2014 | The Weight of the Rain | Roula Ioannidou Stavrou | 9789963706153 | ||
| 2015 | The English Scholar's Ring | Lina Ellina | 9789963255269 | Nominated and shortlisted for the European Book Prize | |
| 2015 | Census | Panos Ioannides | 9789963255306 | NATIONAL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 1973 • CYPRUS | |
| 2015 | Art on the Run | Kostas Patinios & Pola Hadjipapa | 9789963255368 | ||
| 2016 | Beneath the Carob Trees - The Lost Lives of Cyprus | Rory Maclean & Nick Danziger | 9789963229758 | Copublication with Committee on Missing Persons Cyprus, Galeri Kultur Publishing |
Greek titles
A list of notable Greek titles by Armida.
| Year | Title | Author | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Εδώ Γκουαντάναμο (Hier Spricht Guantánamo) | Roger Willemsen | 9963620442 | Translation from German |
| 2007 | Η Γέφυρα του Χρυσού Κεράτιου (Die Brücke vom Goldenen Horn) | Emine Sevgi Özdamar | 9963620450 | Translation of the German novel into Greek |
| 2008 | Αμερική '62: de profundis (America '62) | Πάνος Ιωαννίδης | 9789607872531 | Has been translated into German and Turkish |
| 2009 | Το Πείραμα (The Experiment) | Myrto Azina Chronidi | 9789963620531 | Winner of European Prize for Literature for Cyprus, 2010. Has been - or is being translated into Albanian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, English, Lithuanian, Macedonian and Serbian |
| 2009 | Γελοιο-γραφώντας την Ιστορία του Κυπριακού | Χρύσανθος Χρυσάνθου | 9789963620623 | |
| 2011 | Ανατολική Μεσόγειος | Ήβη Μελεάγρου | 9789963620975 | ΚΡΑΤΙΚΟ ΒΡΑΒΕΙΟ ΜΥΘΙΣΤΟΡΗΜΑΤΟΣ 1970 |
| 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 Albanian, Arabic, German, Serbian and Turkish |
| 2013 | Της Προσμονής και της Απόγνωσης | Γιώργος Παυλίδης | 9789963706894 | |
| 2013 | Τρίαθλο: Να το λατρέψεις είναι εύκολο | Χρίστος Χρίστου | 9789963706785 | Το πρώτο βιβλίο στο είδος του στην Ελληνική γλώσσα. Το βιβλίο βρίσκεται ήδη στην 3η 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 |
| 2014 | Οι Ντέβα | Πάνος Ιωαννίδης | 9789963255115 | Επανέκδοση - Has been - or is being translated into German |
| 2014 | Απογραφή | Πάνος Ιωαννίδης | 9789963255092 | Επανέκδοση - ΚΡΑΤΙΚΟ ΒΡΑΒΕΙΟ ΜΥΘΙΣΤΟΡΗΜΑΤΟΣ 1973 - Has been - or is being translated into Lithuanian |
| 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 | Περάσματα Ψυχής | Βάσος Καϊσής | 9789963255290 | |
| 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 | Rory Maclean & Nick Danziger | 9789963229734 | Copublication with Committee on Missing Persons Cyprus, Galeri Kultur Publishing |
References
- ^ International Rubery Book Award Winners Archived July 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Winner of European Union Prize for Literature". Euprizeliterature.eu. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- ^ "Federation of European Publishers official website". Fep-fee.eu. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- ^ "The Cyprus Book Publishers Association". Ccci.org.cy. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- ^ "Cyprus Pen Centre website". Cypruspen.org. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- ^ "In Focus magazine". Cypruspen.org. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- ^ "AMP Filmworks". Filmworks.com.cy. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- ^ "Art FX". Artfx.gr. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- ^ "Official speech by the Minister of Education and Culture of the Cyprus Republic announcing the completion of the project (Greek)". Moi.gov.cy. 2011-10-14. Retrieved 2013-07-24.
- ^ Frequency on IMDb