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09.11.2026
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14:48

Eirini Loukaidi: Memories of 1974… “I want Cyprus’s voice to be heard”—Exclusively in HELLO!

From her childhood in australia to the international acclaim her short story “relentlessly prismatic” received, irene loukaidis talks about the power of writing, her cypriot roots, the search for identity,...
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What does the word “home” really mean when you’ve grown up among different countries, languages, and cultures? How can the experience of being uprooted be transformed into literary inspiration? And how much strength does it take for a writer to share their stories with the world?

For Eirini Loukaidi, writing is not merely a creative outlet, but a way to explore human nature, identity, and the deep human need to belong.

The Cypriot author, who grew up in Australia after her family was uprooted by the 1974 Turkish invasion, recently gained international recognition winning the Melbourne-based “Minds Shine Bright Places Writing Prize 2026” for her short story “Relentlessly Prismatic.”

Read more at HELLO!Cy

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