KOSTAS MARKOPOULOS (pronounced Kóstas Markópulos) was born in 1977 in Kalamata. He studied painting and is also dedicated to illustration, particularly book illustration. In 2011, he received the first prize in a competition organized by the Bank of Cyprus for his illustrations in the book I Come from the City. For his illustrations in the book The Angry Cement Mixer, he was awarded the national prize, and the International Youth Library in Munich included the book among the hundred most beautifully illustrated books.
