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Koula Teo   

Koula Teo was born in Gastouni, Ilias , Greece and migrated to Australia in 1964. Koula is a poet, an author, a drama teacher, director and a playwright. She won many awards and prizes for her accomplishments and has produced numerous theatrical plays from her own work for Greek audiences in Australia and Greece . Her poetry, novels, articles and plays have been published in various journals and newspapers and have been produced for radio and CDRom for Greek schools. Koula has very generously offered her time and  work voluntarily as a Community Service towards the maintenance of the Greek language and culture. Awards: 1988 Short story "I Kakourga" 1st Prize The Greek Australian League Short story To Telefteo Roz" 1st Prize The Greek Teachers Association of Australia 1990 Play "Her Majesty the Mama" 2nd Prize Original play competition, Sydney 1992 Short story "The Gray Suit" 1st Prize University of Sydney literary competition 1998 The book "Ptyhes Zois" 1s Prize Angeliadion Foundation, Melbourne 2004 Poem "Yia Ela Na Sou Po " 1st Prize International Society of Greek Writers and Arts. Theatrical Production: "Ena Zevgari Kaltses" Melbourne 1992, Sydney & Adelaide Crete , Athens & European Cultural Capital Festival, Saloniki 1997. Awarded in Iraklion Pan Cretian Theat­rical Competition 1997 First Prizes in Directorship and Best Actress, Second Prize for Theatrical Presentation as a group. "Her Majesty the Mama" Melbourne 1993, Crete 1996 "Ta Didima" Melbourne 1994 "0 Barba Costas & I Parthena" Melbourne 1995, Sydney 1995, Adelaide 1996. Grant received from Australia Council for the Arts. "Zesto Kafto ke Pagomeno" Melbourne 1996 "I Diathiki Tou Antonaki" Melbourne 1998 "Ena Kako Aggeloudi" Melbourne 1999 "0 Adiorthothos" Melbourne 2000 " Petra Sta Keramidia" Melbourne 2002 "Antistrofi Metrisi" Melbourne 2003 School Plays: Koula Teo also wrote, directed and staged one-act plays for Greek Schools namely: 0 Yitonas, Enestotas, To Tragoudi Tis Yiagias, Wedding, What Wedding?, To Vasano Tis Vasso, Year 2000, Kane to Kalo and 0 Moutjouris ki o Vromiaris. Invited Directorships: 1999 "Pavlos Melas" for the Pan Macedonian Dimitria Festival 2001 "Lighting of the Olympic Flame" 2003 "Irea - Olympic Games for Girls" Published Works: "The Greek Migrant Woman" Book printed in Greece and carries 8 pages of autobiography of Koula and her poems. "Ena Zevgari Kaltses" Theatrical Play. Book of 120 pp published by Dionysos Books Melbourne 1994 second edition published 2003