Hirondina Joshua

Hirondina Joshua (b. Maputo, May 31, 1987), is a Mozambican poet, prose writer and jurist. She is a member of the Mozambican Writers Association (AssociaÃÂ§ÃÂ£o dos Escritores MoÃÂ§ambicanos - AEMO). One of the best voices of his generation. Translated into several languages. In Brazil, her book Os ÃÂngulos da Casa was adapted into a modern dance piece. She participated in the Edinburgh International Book Festival, the largest public celebration of the written word in the world.

Books published

Individual works

Poetry

Os ÃÂngulos da Casa. Preface Mia Couto. 2016. 1a. ediÃÂ§ÃÂ£o. MoÃÂ§ambique, ed. FundaÃÂ§ÃÂ£o Fernando Leite Couto.
A Estranheza Fora da PÃÂ¡gina. Co-authored with Ana Mafalda Leite. 2021. EdiÃÂ§ÃÂµes HÃÂºmus. ColecÃÂ§ÃÂ£o 12Catorze.
CÃÂ³rtex. Preface Joana BÃÂ©rtholo. 2021. Editora ExclamaÃÂ§ÃÂ£o.

Short Story

Como Um Levita ÃÂ Sombra dos Altares. Preface AntÃÂ³nio Cabrita. 2021. EdiÃÂ§ÃÂµes HÃÂºmus. ColecÃÂ§ÃÂ£o 12Catorze. With illustrations by Newton Joaneth.

Anthologies and Collective works

Has participated in several national and foreign anthologies and texts published in Mozambican newspapers and magazines, Portugal, Angola, Galicia and Brazil.

2005. O Grasnar dos Corvos (Play). Co-authorship.
2006. EsperanÃÂ§a e Certeza I . Mozambique, published by , pp. 47Ã¢ÂÂ49.
2008. EsperanÃÂ§a e Certeza II . Mozambique, published by , pp. 63Ã¢ÂÂ65.
2012. A Minha Maputo ÃÂ... . Mozambique, published by Minerva, pp. 45.
2014. Alquimia Del Fuego, organized by Sarah Schnabel, Santiago Aguaded Landero and Jack Landes. Spain, published by Amargord Ediciones, pp. 481.
2020. Rio das PÃÂ©rolas, organized by AntÃÂ³nio Martins. Macau, ed. Ipsis Verbis.
2021. PortuguÃÂªs, Lugar de Escrita - Mulheres Na Poesia. Co-authorship. Organized by Casa Fernando Pessoa
2022. Este imenso mar - Antologia de autores contemporÃÂ¢neos de lÃÂngua portuguesa. Antologia. Portugal, ed. CamÃÂµes, Instituto da CooperaÃÂ§ÃÂ£o e da LÃÂngua, pp 53.
2022. Ecos de MoÃÂ§ambique - Um sÃÂ©culo de JosÃÂ© Craveirinha. Author Lola Geraldes Xavier. ed. Blucher, pp. 249Ã¢ÂÂ250
2023. A boca no ouvido de alguÃÂ©m, organized by Tiago Alves Costa. Preface Ondjaki. ed. AtravÃÂ©s
2023. O Concerto das Letras - Contos inspirados em mÃÂºsica, organized by Jessica Cardin. Preface Leandro Karnal. Brazil. ed. Tipografia Musical

International events

2019 - Participated in the 8th edition of the Macau Literary Festival (The Script Road - Macau Literary Festival).
2020 - Participated in the 21st edition of the Correntes d'Escritas Literary Festival in Portugal.
2022 - Participated in the XXXVII edition of the Barcelona International Poetry Festival in Spain.
2022 - Participated in the Lisbon Revisited 2022 - Days of Poetry.
2023 - Participated in the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
2024 - Participated in the Jornadas Luso-Andaluzas de PoesÃÂa.

Awards and distinctions

2014 - Premio Mondiale di Poesia NÃÂ³sside: received an honorable mention, offered by UNESCO's international poetry board, with the work InvenÃÂ§ÃÂ£o.
2022 - With the book CÃÂ³rtex, translated into Spanish and published in Mexico through the Translation and Editing Support Line (LATE) 2022, CamÃÂµes L.P. and the Directorate-General of Books, Archives and Libraries (DGLAB) have set up a Bibliographic Fund for distribution by the CamÃÂµes I.P. teaching networks.