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Born in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal, Tiago Alves Costa is a writer, playwright and associate professor at BAU – Centre Universitari d’Arts i Disseny in Barcelona. His work explores contemporary themes such as precariousness, acceleration, economic obsession, and the emotional and linguistic consequences of late capitalism.

BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS

  • A boca no ouvido de alguém – curated anthology (Através Editora, 2023)
  • Žžek vai ao Ginásio – poetry and prose (Através Editora, 2019 / Macondo Editora, 2021 – Brazil)
  • Mecanismo de Emergência – poetic fiction (Através Editora, 2017)
  • W.C. Constrangido – collection of short fiction (Grupo Criador, 2013)
  • Short story “A Porta do Reconhecimento” published in A Secreta Melancolía da Garza (Editorial Galaxia, 2020)

THEATRE WORK

  • Alta Costura (2025) – critical satire on hyperconsumption (Elefante Elegante Teatro)
  • Revolução – Título Provisório (2023) – co-production by ASTA, Teatrão, Baal17 and d’Orfeu
  • CUBO (2022) – finalist for the XXVI Prémios de Teatro María Casares (Elefante Elegante Teatro)

His plays blend documentary material with poetic language, drawing on absurd theatre and political fiction.

AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS

  • Winner, 27th Manuel Murguía Short Story Contest (Galicia)
  • Finalist, XXVI María Casares Theatre Awards (CUBO)
  • Jury Prize, MARXE – International Videopoetry Festival (Žžek vai ao Ginásio)
  • Honourable Mentions (2017 and 2020) – Glória de Sant’Anna International Poetry Prize

ANTHOLOGIES & TRANSLATIONS

His work has been translated into Spanish, Galician, German, Turkish and English. Featured in:

  • Antología de Poesía Iberoamericana Actual (ExLibric, 2018)
  • World Anthology of Border Poetry: Blurred & Political (University of Victoria, Canada, 2021)
  • Diversos n.º 38
  • Poemas Ibéricos (tr. Santiago Aguaded Landero, 2024)
  • Sanjuro Edebiyat (Turkish, 2024) by Mustafa Seyfi
  • ILA – Zeitschrift der Informationsstelle Lateinamerika (German, 2025), by Laura Held

His poems have also appeared in numerous journals: Ruído Manifesto, Escamandro, Txon, Fechadura, Diversos, Cintilações III, Revista Logos, Oresteia, Sem Equívocos, Luzes, Caliban, Palavra Comum.

EDITORIAL & TRANSLATION WORK

  • Founder and editor-in-chief of Quiasmo – Arts, Literature & Science magazine
  • Coordinator of communication at Através Editora (2021–2023)
  • Co-editor of magazine Palavra Comum (2018–2023)
  • Translator into Portuguese of Robert Glück, Steven Seidenberg, Tara Skurtu, and Xosé Ramón Pena (A Batalha do Paraíso Triste, Edições Afrontamento, 2022)

ACADEMIC & PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

  • Associate Professor at BAU – Centre Universitari d’Arts i Disseny (Barcelona).
  • Teaching focus: narrative, semiotics, advertising and contemporary art.
  • Guest lecturer in Creative Writing at various institutions, including the Official Schools of Languages (EOI) in Galicia.
  • Speaker at numerous literary events and congresses, including:
    • We Also Sail. 40 Years of Galician Poetry (Nós Tamén Navegar. 40 Anos de Poesía Galega, Pontevedra, 2018).
    • Galician: An Open Door to the World (Galego: Porta Aberta para o Mundo, University of Santiago de Compostela, 2018).
    • International Poetry Festival of Porto (Portugal, 2024).
    • 50th Festival of the Condado (Galicia, 2023).
    • Festival Poesia i + (Catalonia, 2025).

ASSOCIATIONS

  • Member of AGAL (Galician Language Association)
  • First Portuguese author to join AELG (Galician Writers’ Association)

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising – ISCET (Portugal)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Creativity and Innovation – Tompkins Cortland Community College (USA)