Ioanna Papadopoulou
@ioannapauthor.bsky.social
Art Historian, Fantasy Author. Reader at Bourbon Penn. Debut Novel WINTER HARVEST OUT NOW!
Mr Queen is absolutely amazing! Is it just me, or did anyone else think that the story wanted to be a BL, but they were scared? It's incredible how fluid gender is in the story, too. I also feel it has touches of Orlando by Virginia Wolf in it.
September 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Mr Queen is absolutely amazing! Is it just me, or did anyone else think that the story wanted to be a BL, but they were scared? It's incredible how fluid gender is in the story, too. I also feel it has touches of Orlando by Virginia Wolf in it.
The Castaway and the Witch is coming out next Tuesday! I am so excited my little novella is going to be out in just 4 days!
Pre-Order: tinyurl.com/3x8jcbmu
Goodreads: tinyurl.com/dkpwh4tb
Pre-Order: tinyurl.com/3x8jcbmu
Goodreads: tinyurl.com/dkpwh4tb
September 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The Castaway and the Witch is coming out next Tuesday! I am so excited my little novella is going to be out in just 4 days!
Pre-Order: tinyurl.com/3x8jcbmu
Goodreads: tinyurl.com/dkpwh4tb
Pre-Order: tinyurl.com/3x8jcbmu
Goodreads: tinyurl.com/dkpwh4tb
I finished season 2 of Apothecary Diaries last night and I now want to write a romantasy novel that the couple has the same vibe as Maomao and Shisui.
Tell me I am not the only one who felt their bond was really special?! Anyone else had the same thought about them?
Tell me I am not the only one who felt their bond was really special?! Anyone else had the same thought about them?
September 7, 2025 at 5:52 AM
I finished season 2 of Apothecary Diaries last night and I now want to write a romantasy novel that the couple has the same vibe as Maomao and Shisui.
Tell me I am not the only one who felt their bond was really special?! Anyone else had the same thought about them?
Tell me I am not the only one who felt their bond was really special?! Anyone else had the same thought about them?
Episode one of "Bon Appetit, Your Majesty" watched and it was so much fun!
August 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Episode one of "Bon Appetit, Your Majesty" watched and it was so much fun!
Editing has officially began for my Greek, gothic book. Hagiography is about misogyny and the various faces it wears, about doomed love and broken families.
And it is a beast of a book! I need to cut at least 10k off it. Ideally 20k.
And it is a beast of a book! I need to cut at least 10k off it. Ideally 20k.
August 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Editing has officially began for my Greek, gothic book. Hagiography is about misogyny and the various faces it wears, about doomed love and broken families.
And it is a beast of a book! I need to cut at least 10k off it. Ideally 20k.
And it is a beast of a book! I need to cut at least 10k off it. Ideally 20k.
After my "miraculous" recovery regarding my attention span and reading, I have written a new book review!
"The Enchanted Greenhouse" by @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social #bookreview ⬇️
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"The Enchanted Greenhouse" by @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social #bookreview ⬇️
ioannapauthor.com/blog/f/the-e...
August 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
After my "miraculous" recovery regarding my attention span and reading, I have written a new book review!
"The Enchanted Greenhouse" by @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social #bookreview ⬇️
ioannapauthor.com/blog/f/the-e...
"The Enchanted Greenhouse" by @sarahbethdurst.bsky.social #bookreview ⬇️
ioannapauthor.com/blog/f/the-e...
My author copies of The Castaway and the Witch arrived at my house! What a wonderful birthday present it is to have them with me today!
The novella looks so beautiful! I was a touch worried it might be too thin, but it looks like a short novel, actually!
The novella looks so beautiful! I was a touch worried it might be too thin, but it looks like a short novel, actually!
August 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
My author copies of The Castaway and the Witch arrived at my house! What a wonderful birthday present it is to have them with me today!
The novella looks so beautiful! I was a touch worried it might be too thin, but it looks like a short novel, actually!
The novella looks so beautiful! I was a touch worried it might be too thin, but it looks like a short novel, actually!
My little novella is now available on NetGalley!
The Castaway and the Witch is a dark fantasy novella about nine-year old Nefele who arrived on the Floating Forest, an infamous mythical prison-island, by accident, holding onto her father's corpse.
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The Castaway and the Witch is a dark fantasy novella about nine-year old Nefele who arrived on the Floating Forest, an infamous mythical prison-island, by accident, holding onto her father's corpse.
www.netgalley.com/widget/91553...
August 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
My little novella is now available on NetGalley!
The Castaway and the Witch is a dark fantasy novella about nine-year old Nefele who arrived on the Floating Forest, an infamous mythical prison-island, by accident, holding onto her father's corpse.
www.netgalley.com/widget/91553...
The Castaway and the Witch is a dark fantasy novella about nine-year old Nefele who arrived on the Floating Forest, an infamous mythical prison-island, by accident, holding onto her father's corpse.
www.netgalley.com/widget/91553...
I started Friendly Rivalry today and I am so into the main couple's dynamic. I LOVE how possessive, protective and a touch pathetic Yoo Jae-yi is towards Woo Seul-gi. There are very few GL shows so it's a real treat.
Is it worth reading the manhwa as well?
Is it worth reading the manhwa as well?
July 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I started Friendly Rivalry today and I am so into the main couple's dynamic. I LOVE how possessive, protective and a touch pathetic Yoo Jae-yi is towards Woo Seul-gi. There are very few GL shows so it's a real treat.
Is it worth reading the manhwa as well?
Is it worth reading the manhwa as well?
Quote by Simon Bank, the deuteragonist of my upcoming novella, The Castaway And The Witch.
I have been thinking of him this morning because the real world has depressed me once again. 😢
What would you do to escape reality? And is the fairytale really that much better?
I have been thinking of him this morning because the real world has depressed me once again. 😢
What would you do to escape reality? And is the fairytale really that much better?
July 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Quote by Simon Bank, the deuteragonist of my upcoming novella, The Castaway And The Witch.
I have been thinking of him this morning because the real world has depressed me once again. 😢
What would you do to escape reality? And is the fairytale really that much better?
I have been thinking of him this morning because the real world has depressed me once again. 😢
What would you do to escape reality? And is the fairytale really that much better?
The next blurb for THE CASTAWAY AND THE WITCH comes from the multitalented @nassos.bsky.social , a Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning author!
Don't forget to check out his debut novel, SOUR CHERRY, a stunning reimagining of Bluebeard.
My novella is available to pre-order now!
Don't forget to check out his debut novel, SOUR CHERRY, a stunning reimagining of Bluebeard.
My novella is available to pre-order now!
July 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The next blurb for THE CASTAWAY AND THE WITCH comes from the multitalented @nassos.bsky.social , a Nebula and World Fantasy Award-winning author!
Don't forget to check out his debut novel, SOUR CHERRY, a stunning reimagining of Bluebeard.
My novella is available to pre-order now!
Don't forget to check out his debut novel, SOUR CHERRY, a stunning reimagining of Bluebeard.
My novella is available to pre-order now!
The first blurb for THE CASTAWAY AND THE WITCH comes from the lovely, incredibly talented
@shaunalawless.bsky.social, author of the critically acclaimed GAEL SONG book series! Seriously, if you haven't read her work, what are you doing?! Go and buy THE CHILDREN OF GODS AND FIGHTING MEN!
@shaunalawless.bsky.social, author of the critically acclaimed GAEL SONG book series! Seriously, if you haven't read her work, what are you doing?! Go and buy THE CHILDREN OF GODS AND FIGHTING MEN!
July 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The first blurb for THE CASTAWAY AND THE WITCH comes from the lovely, incredibly talented
@shaunalawless.bsky.social, author of the critically acclaimed GAEL SONG book series! Seriously, if you haven't read her work, what are you doing?! Go and buy THE CHILDREN OF GODS AND FIGHTING MEN!
@shaunalawless.bsky.social, author of the critically acclaimed GAEL SONG book series! Seriously, if you haven't read her work, what are you doing?! Go and buy THE CHILDREN OF GODS AND FIGHTING MEN!
First review of my new Novella!!!
July 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
First review of my new Novella!!!
Written by an unnamed former witch in my novella, The Castaway and the Witch.
The Castaway And The Witch is a dark fantasy tale about a magical prison island that feeds its existence by making each new inhabitant adopt the role of The Witch.
It's not about the truth but the fairytale.
The Castaway And The Witch is a dark fantasy tale about a magical prison island that feeds its existence by making each new inhabitant adopt the role of The Witch.
It's not about the truth but the fairytale.
June 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Written by an unnamed former witch in my novella, The Castaway and the Witch.
The Castaway And The Witch is a dark fantasy tale about a magical prison island that feeds its existence by making each new inhabitant adopt the role of The Witch.
It's not about the truth but the fairytale.
The Castaway And The Witch is a dark fantasy tale about a magical prison island that feeds its existence by making each new inhabitant adopt the role of The Witch.
It's not about the truth but the fairytale.
"The Castaway and The Witch" cover is finally revealed! I couldn't be happier with Dory Whynot's gorgeous art piece!
It's a dark fantasy novella with a twisted coming of age story mixed with a soft enemies to lovers subplot.
Preorder links: linktr.ee/ioannap_author
It's a dark fantasy novella with a twisted coming of age story mixed with a soft enemies to lovers subplot.
Preorder links: linktr.ee/ioannap_author
June 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"The Castaway and The Witch" cover is finally revealed! I couldn't be happier with Dory Whynot's gorgeous art piece!
It's a dark fantasy novella with a twisted coming of age story mixed with a soft enemies to lovers subplot.
Preorder links: linktr.ee/ioannap_author
It's a dark fantasy novella with a twisted coming of age story mixed with a soft enemies to lovers subplot.
Preorder links: linktr.ee/ioannap_author
February 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Demeter's confrontation with her inner self, the "monster," she feared becoming, was one of my favourite scenes to write. All that motherly, female rage!
Winter Harvest is dark mythology retelling about Demeter, the Greek Goddess of the Harvest.
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Winter Harvest is dark mythology retelling about Demeter, the Greek Goddess of the Harvest.
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February 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Demeter's confrontation with her inner self, the "monster," she feared becoming, was one of my favourite scenes to write. All that motherly, female rage!
Winter Harvest is dark mythology retelling about Demeter, the Greek Goddess of the Harvest.
ghostorchidpress.square.site/product/wint...
Winter Harvest is dark mythology retelling about Demeter, the Greek Goddess of the Harvest.
ghostorchidpress.square.site/product/wint...
I learned today that Winter Harvest is included in Jean Menzies's list of retellings! Thank you!
December 4, 2024 at 1:40 PM
I learned today that Winter Harvest is included in Jean Menzies's list of retellings! Thank you!
I watched the first two episodes of "When the Phone Rings," and I loved their dynamic! I wish it was all out now, and I could binge it!
Has anyone else seen it?
Has anyone else seen it?
November 25, 2024 at 9:59 AM
I watched the first two episodes of "When the Phone Rings," and I loved their dynamic! I wish it was all out now, and I could binge it!
Has anyone else seen it?
Has anyone else seen it?
I decided to start a sort of newletter kind in my blog so I can talk a bit about writing and my work, so head over there if you are interested!
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November 17, 2024 at 2:21 PM
I decided to start a sort of newletter kind in my blog so I can talk a bit about writing and my work, so head over there if you are interested!
ioannapauthor.com/blog/f/newsl...
ioannapauthor.com/blog/f/newsl...
Good morning, Womble! I am reading The Blood Orchid by Kylie Lee Baker
November 10, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Good morning, Womble! I am reading The Blood Orchid by Kylie Lee Baker
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