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Born in Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal, Tiago Alves Costa is a writer, playwright and associate professor in the Department of Cultural Contexts at BAU, College of Arts and Design of Barcelona. His work explores contemporary themes such as precarity, acceleration, economic obsession, and the emotional and linguistic consequences of late capitalism.

BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS

  • Deus ainda usa o Windows 10 – poetry (The Poets and Dragons Society, 2026)
  • 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 – poetry (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)