Effie Piliouni Albrecht was born in Athens, Greece, where she received her basic and undergraduate education. She holds a B.A. from the National Kapodistrian University of Athens, majoring in English Literature and the Classics. She also studied Linguistics at Cambridge University, England and became fluent in French and German. After moving to the United States, she received an M.A. in comparative drama and a Ph.D in Anglo-Saxon / Medieval British Literature. She taught Writing, World Literature, British and American Literature, Women’s Studies ad ESL at Auburn University for almost 25 years. Since her early retirement, she has dedicated herself to art and writing. She lives in Auburn, Alabama with her husband and two daughters. She spends summers in Greece where, she finds inspiration for both her art and her writing.
