Kallia Papadaki is a professional author and screenwriter. Her novel Δενδρίτες (Dendrites) was awarded the European Union Prize for Literature (EUPL) in 2017, and the Young Author Award from the Greek literary journal Clepsydra in 2016. Her short story collection Ο ήχος τουακάλυπτου (The sound of the vacant lot), was awarded the prize for best new author from the Diavazo literary magazine in 2010.