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WINNER of the 2024 Ink Book Prize for Fiction
'A gifted writer' - Alicia Rudnicki for IndieReader
Eva Asprakis is an award-winning contemporary fiction author. Her debut novel, Love and Only Water, was published in September 2022. Her second novel, Thirty-Eight Days of Rain, won the 2024 Ink Book Prize for Fiction. Upon its release in March 2024, the novel was named a NetGalley Book of the Month, an IndieReader Approved and Best Reviewed Book, and a Reedsy Discovery Featured Recommendation. It was also a NoMo Book Club Pick. Eva's third novel, Ghost Flight, came out in May 2025, earning a ‘GET IT’ Verdict from Kirkus Reviews who call the story ‘a sharp and well-observed portrait of lives at the crossroads’. In August 2025, both Ghost Flight and Thirty-Eight Days of Rain received Honorable Mentions at the 2025 New York Book Festival Awards.
Beyond publishing three novels, Eva has appeared on various podcasts and as a guest speaker on the Literature Panel at the 2024 Cyprus Diaspora Forum. Also in 2024, she ran a 'Writing as Remedy' webinar for World Childless Week and was named by Ever-Growing as an Emerging Author to Watch in 2025. Her work has featured in publications including Cyprus Mail, Greek City Times and The Publishing Post. She has served as a judge for the 2025 Ink Book Prize for Fiction and is a member of the Technical Committee on Culture in Cyprus.
Eva lives in Nicosia with her partner and is currently writing her fourth novel. Her work explores complex family dynamics, sexuality and womanhood, and the search for identity and belonging.