Nikos Ligidakis

While serving in the Greek military, amid civil unrest in his country in April 1967, he made the courageous decision to oppose the ruling junta at the risk of personal safety. After emigrating to America, he began to write with clarity and passion in a voice for people everywhere who find themselves called to join in the eternal struggle for life and freedom.

In his popular book, “The Heroes of My Thoughts”, Ligidakis wrote a warm and loving tribute to his lifelong heroes…his parents. The book became the genesis for the “Children’s Pen Foundation,” a non-profit educational program founded by Nikos in 2001 to inspire 6^th and 7^th graders to develop writing skills by composing short stories and poetry with the common theme: “What kind of hero does our world need today?”

Today, Nikos devotes his life to coaching first-time authors to write and publish their books. His publishing company, Inkwell Productions, has attracted numerous new and published authors and is rapidly becoming an influence in changing the traditional face of publishing.