London, 1824. The boss of the London Criminal Syndicate, Wilbur Barnaby, instructs two men to travel to Greece, which revolted against the Turks, and to locate the poet Lord Byron in order to secure debts of his from gambling. One of the two men is the Welshman Bugs Hamhaduke, the so-called "neckwringer". The other is the enigmatic Lord Greywood. The two men will embark on an adventurous journey to the city of Missolonghi via Paris. But none of those involved know Lord Greywood's terrible secret: That he actually belongs to the Order of the Strigoi Morti, the oldest and most dangerous generation of vampires.
The novel "Lord Greywood, vampire" received an Honorary Award at the International Fiction Festival 2024 by WURI. The ranking of the novel was in the Top 10% of the participants.
Dimitris Apergis was born in Larissa, Greece, in 1978. He graduated in BA Film Studies at Solent University in Southampton, England. He lives in Larissa, Greece. He is the owner of OKYPUS Antique Bookstore and OKYPUS PUBLISHING. He publishes his books in Greek and English. (Paperback and e-book)
Dimitris Apergis has been honoured several times with distinctions for his literary work.
In 2012, he won the 1st short story prize for the short story "Acid rain" from the newspaper MONITOR.
In 2013, he received a Short Story Award for the short story "Labyrinth" from the Panhellenic Union of Writers.
In 2015, he was honoured with the 2nd Novella Award for the novella "Jazz Room" by the Panhellenic Union of Writers.
In 2017, he received the first prize for the novel "At the Whiskey County" at the 7th World Literary Competition of the HCCA. (Hellenic Cypriot Cultural Association).
In 2018, he received the First Prize for Fiction for the novel "Gerard & the Father" at the 36th Literary Competition of the Panhellenic Union of Writers. In the same year, for his novel "Gerard & the Father", he was honoured with the 1st prize at the 8th World Literary Competition of the HCCA. (Hellenic Cypriot Cultural Association).
In 2024 he received three honorary certificates at the International Fiction Festival '24 by WURI:
1) Honorary certificate for the English version of the novel "Lord Greywood, vampire". The ranking of the novel was in the Top 10% of the participants.
2) Honorary certificate for the English version of the novel "The Inhabitants of the World". The ranking of the novel was in the Top 25% of the participants.
3) Honorary certificate for the English version of the novella "Jazz Room" ("Jazz Room"). The ranking of the novella was in the Top 10% of the participants.
WORKS
"Jazz Room & other stories" (2015) (novella)
"At the Whiskey County" (2016) (novel)
"Gerard & the father" (2018) (novel)
"Lord Greywood, vampire" (2020) (novel)
"The Inhabitants of the World" (2023) (novel)
