André Tecedeiro

André Tecedeiro (1979) holds degrees in Painting and Psychology and develops work that spans literature, playwriting and the visual arts. He has published nine poetry books in Portugal, Brasil, Colômbia and Espanha, including “A Axila de Egon Schiele” (Porto Editora, 2020). For children, he wrote “Do Ovo ao Voo” (APCC, 2026), illustrated by Yara Kono. His poems and short stories have appeared in more than thirty magazines and anthologies. For the theatre, he has recently written “O Lago dos Cisnes”, “Começar Tudo Outra Vez”, “Trote Torto” and “Atlas da Meritocracia”. He has taken part as a guest poet in literary festivals in Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Barcelona, Sète and Compostela, among others. He has undertaken literary residencies at Casa Marta Ortigão Sampaio, on Ilha do Corvo, at Universidade das Ilhas Baleares, in Bissau (Instituto Camões), at Vil.la Joana | Casa Verdaguer (Barcelona) and at Casa de Gigante (Sertã). In 2025, he won the 2nd edition of the Residência de Escrita de Poesia da Casa Fernando Pessoa, in partnership with the Direção Regional da Cultura dos Açores. He is a consultant and trainer in gender diversity and inclusion and has participated in dozens of debates, conversations and conferences on gender and LGBTQIA+ rights, with particular attention to trans people's experiences and rights.