Gabriela Ruivo has lived in London since 2004. She was winner of the Prémio LeYa in 2013 for her first novel, Uma Outra Voz, which was also awarded with Prémio PEN Clube Português Primeira Obra (jointly) in 2015 and published in Brazil in 2018 (LeYa – Casa da Palavra). Her other works include the poetry collection Aves Migratórias (On y va, 2019), Espécies Protegidas (short stories, On y va, 2021), and Lei da Gravidade (The Law of Gravity, her most recent novel, Porto Editora, 2023). She translated Uncle Tom’s Cabin (A Cabana do Tio Tom) by Harriet Beecher Stowe from English to Portuguese (Sibila Publicações, 2020). She manages Miúda Books, an online bookshop specialising in children’s literature written in Portuguese and is the head of AILD Cultural Team in the UK (International Association of Luso Descendants), where she co-founded PinT – Portuguese in Translation – Book Club, a group meeting bi-monthly on Zoom to discuss books by Portuguese- language authors translated into English. She’s a member of Clube das Mulheres Escritoras (Women Writers Club), an initiative aiming to promote the work of contemporary Portuguese female authors.
