{"id":7,"date":"2021-03-01T19:53:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T19:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-03-08T14:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T14:23:14","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/?page_id=7","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I grew up in Greece, with ancient gods and myths for bedtime stories. I worked as a journalist for 8 years at the Greek subsidiary of Cond\u00e9 Nast before transitioning to digital media and leading the content for a global startup until 2017. After 30 years of a love-hate relationship with my hometown of Athens, and some occasional dalliances with New York and Norway, I eventually immigrated to Sweden in 2018. I spent several years taking courses on history of religion, literature, cognitive linguistics and media at several Swedish universities, while working as <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/danai-christopoulou-267b8729\/\" target=\"_blank\">a freelance ghostwriter and line\/dev editor<\/a> and learning that living on a farm with chickens and cows is cooler (and harder) than I could have ever imagined. <br><br>My non-fiction work has appeared in women\u2019s magazines (Glamour, Marie Claire), advertising campaigns, travel, wellness and spirituality websites (Greatist, Culture Trip, Skyscanner, WICCA magazine) and more recently venues such as Writer&#8217;s Digest. When not writing my own stories, I am <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/DANAIEDITS\">offering editing and author coaching services<\/a>, and  working as an assistant literary agent with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thetobiasagency.com\/danai-christopoulou\" target=\"_blank\">Tobias Literary Agency<\/a>. I also acquire and edit SFF stories for Hugo-nominated<a href=\"https:\/\/www.khoreomag.com\/\"> kh\u014dr\u00e9\u014d<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I write mythpunk horroromance, which means that the tales I&#8217;m drawing inspiration from are not retold faithfully; I enjoy placing old characters in unexpected, often terrifying settings and reinterpreting the myths I grew up with for a contemporary, diverse audience. Thanks to my agent, Lauren Bieker of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/fineprintlit.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">FinePrint Literary<\/a>, my debut novel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguin.co.uk\/books\/470416\/vile-lady-villains-by-christopoulou-danai\/9780241763926\">VILE LADY VILLAINS will be published with Penguin Michael Joseph on April 02, 2026<\/a> in the UK, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/titles\/danai-christopoulou\/vile-lady-villains\/9781454966609\/\">Union Square &amp; Co on May 12, in the US and Canada<\/a>, and with Ekdoseis Anubis in Greece. I&#8217;m also working on short stories and several other WIPS in various stages. Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/?page_id=367\">Short Stories<\/a> section for more on my published short fiction. Oh, and if you want to keep in touch and be the first to know about book updates, consider subscribing to my newsletter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/danai-writes.beehiiv.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/New-Red-Gothic-header-for-newsletter-1024x341.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/New-Red-Gothic-header-for-newsletter-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/New-Red-Gothic-header-for-newsletter-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/New-Red-Gothic-header-for-newsletter-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/New-Red-Gothic-header-for-newsletter.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5 things you didn&#8217;t know about me<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul>\n<li>I have a growing flock of cats (that&#8217;s Scooby, my oldest, in the photo) and chickens. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I&#8217;m an Aries Sun with a Scorpio Rising, which means I never back down from a challenge&#8230; and I used that line to get hired at Glamour Magazine once!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My favorite superhero is SheHulk. My favorite Doctor Who companion is Clara. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I&#8217;ve dyed my hair in every color under the rainbow. Change is essential.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I used to bake cakes as a side hustle. I still have STRONG feelings about fondant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0352-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-134 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0352-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0352-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0352-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/IMG_0352-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lnk.bio\/danaiwrites\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/both-covers-right-1024x341.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/both-covers-right-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/both-covers-right-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/both-covers-right-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/chronovoros.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/both-covers-right.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I grew up in Greece, with ancient gods and myths for bedtime stories. 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