Joanna Maharis

Joanna Maharis, born under the name Kiki Stamatiou, hails from Kalamazoo, MI, USA. She is the oldest of three children. Her education background consists of a BA degree in English, History and Creative Writing from Western Michigan University; an Associates degree in liberal arts from Kalamazoo Valley Community College; and she received her high school diploma from Mattawan High School. She has been writing poetry, fiction and stage plays since she was in the 1st grade. Writing is her passion and her life. Ms. Maharis is the author of three published books: (1) Dominica's Inferno (a novel published by PublishAmerica in April 2006); (2) A Blanket of Fog (a work of poetry published by Unibook, a division of Peleman Industries, in October 2010); and (3) Japlin and Japlin (a novella published by PublishAmerica in November 2010). The books Dominica's Inferno and Japlin and Japlin can be purchased through sites such as www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com and www.publishamerica.com. The book A Blanket of Fog can be purchased through www.Unibook.com. Her work also appears on sites such as www.LuluPoetry.com which she is published under her birth name Kiki Stamatiou, and www.Triond.com where she is published under the pen name Joanna Maharis. Other publications include poetry which has been published by Mississippi Crow Magazine in issues 5 & 6.