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Patricia Volonakis Davis

Biography

Patricia V. Davis's book, Harlot's Sauce: A Memoir of Food, Family, Love, Loss, and Greece, is an award-winning finalist in the 'Multi-Cultural, Nonfiction' category of the National Best Books 2008 Awards, sponsored by USA Book News

 She is the editor-in-chief and interview host at Harlots' Sauce Radio e-magazine and podcast. Her essays, opinion articles and celebrity interviews have appeared in various newspapers and magazines nationally and internationally. Patricia is also the author of "If This Woman is Being Operated Recklessly," which appeared alongside Laurence Ferlinghetti's work in New Press magazine,  and other published poems on women's issues. 

In 1995, Patricia emigrated to Athens, Greece, where she founded an education service, Serafim Books, named for "a good book is like a guardian angel." Serafim Books gained international acclaim for its dedication to education and its philanthropic work with organizations such as Make-A-Wish Greece chapter and TESOL Greece, where Patricia served as vice-chair. During this time, Scholastic International, publishers of children's books and educational materials, appointed Patricia their exclusive representative of Greece, Cyprus and Turkey.

 An acclaimed motivational speaker, Patricia gets to the hearts and minds of her audience. She also volunteers her time for various causes and is hard at work on her latest manuscript. Patricia currently resides in Northern California. For more information about Patricia, visit her website at www.patriciavdavis.com

Upcoming Works

  • Harlot's Sauce: A Memoir of Food, Family, Love, Loss and Greece

Nickname

  • 'Dr.' Davis

Relationship

  • Happily married, miraculously

Family

  • Five sons/stepsons, all between the ages of 20 and 26

Causes I Support

  • Make-A-Wish and Make-A-Wish-Greece, Amnesty International, Moveon.org

University Affiliation

  • Queens College, City University of New York
    C.W Post, Long Island University

Agents

  • Jane Hunter
    Timothy Ross Publicists
    John Galvis
    John Galvis Literary Agency

Contact Agents

Publishers

  • Happywomanmagazine.com
    Subwaychronicles.com
    Harlotssauce.com
    Workitmom.com
    indybay.org
    BQE Monthly
    New Press Literary Quarterly
    Queens Chronicle
    Sports Illustrated
    Athens News (overseas)
    Tesol Greece (overseas)
    Tesol Macedonia Thrace(overseas)
    Serafim Books Publications(overseas)

Contact Publishers

  • All contact for this author is done through JOhn Galvis Literary Agency

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