Chris Deliso

An American professional writer based in Europe, Chris Deliso has authored and c0-authored many books in travel, history, culture and current events, mostly on Southeast Europe since 2002. Get his latest essays on travel and history, as well as short fiction works, by signing up for his Substack newsletter, the Traveller's Literary Supplicant (https://christopherdeliso.substack.com). And, for a full list of past articles and books visit his official website (www.christopherdeliso.com). Chris is currently working on a collection of detective fiction set in contemporary Greece, Turkey and the Balkans- a new literary adventure that draws on his rich past experience in academia, journalism, travel writing, political risk consulting and public speaking on current events.

Chris Deliso holds an MPhil with Honours in Byzantine Studies (Oxford University, 1999). He is the co-author of over 20 Lonely Planet travel guides, and also served as Macedonia country analyst for 13 years for the Economist Intelligence Unit, while also writing geopolitical analysis on two separate occasions for the Jane's group. He has contributed widely to major global media, ranging from major airline magazines to BBC Travel, CNN Travel, History Today Magazine, National Geographic Traveller UK and many newspapers and websites. He has published scholarly book reviews in journals like the US Naval War College Review, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, the Royal United Services Institute's RUSI Journal, Bulletin of British Byzantine Studies and more.

Chris Deliso's wide range of interests also include Irish literature (and particularly, the study of works by Flann O'Brien/Brian O'Nolan), swimming, poetry and music.