Maria A. Karamitsos is a journalist, author, and poet who writes stories that resonate across cultures. Since 2002, her journalistic work has been published widely published in Greek media. She is the founder and former publisher/editor of WindyCity Greek magazine and the former Associate Editor and Senior Writer for The Greek Star newspaper. Maria has contributed to two books: Greektown Chicago - Its History, Its Recipes and The Chicago Area Ethnic Handbook. Her poetry has been published in The Magic of Us – A Moms Who Write Poetry Anthology, The PEN poetry magazine, and Highland Park Poetry. Her essays and articles have also appeared in Recipes & Roots, TripFiction, Shortcuts for Writers, Women.Who.Write, Voices of Hellenism Literary Journal, Harlots Sauce Radio, and more. Her piece, “It’s the Goddess of America” has been optioned for film development as an anthology series. She's currently editing her debut historical novel, set in Chicago’s original Greektown. mariakaramitsos.com