Ana Paula Tavares

Ana Paula Tavares, born in Angola, holds a PhD in Anthropology of History from Universidade Nova de Lisboa (2010), a master's degree in Brazilian Literature and African Literatures in Portuguese from Universidade de Lisboa (1996), and bachelor's and licenciatura degrees in History from Universidade de Lisboa (1982). She is a visiting lecturer at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of Universidade de Lisboa, an integrated researcher at CLEPUL, a contributor to AHA (Arquivo Histórico de Angola), a visiting lecturer at Universidade Agostinho Neto (Luanda), a contributor to RDP-África and a writer. Her main research areas are the history and literature of the African continent and Angola. She has published books and book chapters. She has several publications in fiction and poetry. Prémio Mário António de poesia in 2004- Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Prémio Nacional de Literatura e artes, Angola, 2007, Prémio Internacional Ceppo Pistoia, Florença, 2013, Prémio Camões, 2025.