How Literature Can Save the World

7 - Changing the Narrative with Natalia Theodoridou


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Natalia Theodoridou is a transmasculine writer whose stories have appeared in publications such as Kenyon ReviewThe Cincinnati ReviewNinth Letter, and Strange Horizons, and have been translated into Italian, French, Greek, Estonian, Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic. He won the 2018 World Fantasy Award for Short Fiction, the 2022 Emerging Writer Award by Moniack Mhor & The Bridge Awards, and the Nebula Award in 2025. He holds a PhD in media and cultural studies from SOAS, University of London. Born in Greece, with roots in Georgia, Russia, and Turkey, he currently lives in the UK. His debut novel, Sour Cherry, a queer Bluebeard retelling about toxic masculinity and cycles of abuse, came out in April 2025 from Tin House (US) and Wildfire (UK). 

Website: www.natalia-theodoridou.com 

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How Literature Can Save the WorldBy Michelle R. Brady