Nikos Mantzios was born in Pyli, Greece, and lives in nearby Trikala where he organizes Creative Writing Workshops and teaches Mathematics to Special Education students. He writes a column for the local newspaper and discusses literature as a host of a weekly radio program. He studied Mathematics in Rome and has worked as a Spanish and Italian translator and interpreter. He has published articles on mathematics and test anxiety, two collections of short stories, and a volume of legends and fairy tales from Medieval Spain.