Eileen Barbosa Explained

Eileen Almeida Barbosa is a Cape Verdean writer and former advisor to the Prime Minister.

She has a bachelor's degree in Tourism and Marketing.^[1] In 2005 Barbosa received the National Pantera Revelation Prize for Short Stories, as well as the Pantera Revelation Prize for Poetry. Eileenístico, a collection of short stories, was published in 2007.^[2]

In 2014, Barbosa was chosen as one of those named in the Africa39 project to showcase promising young African writers,^[3] and was included in the anthology Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara (edited by Ellah Allfrey, 2014). One reviewer commented: "My favorite piece was Eileen Almeida Barbosa's mellifluous and passionate 'Two Fragments of Love,' and I hope more of her work is translated into English."^[4] Another reviewer referred to the story as "a soothing, lyrical piece".^[5]

Notes and References

1. Teresa Sofia Fortes, "PORTRAIT – Eileen Almeida Barbosa: 'There is no critical spirit in Cape Verde'", A Semana, 8 May 2007.
2. http://www.hayfestival.com/artist.aspx?artistid=6000 Africa39
3. [Margaret Busby]
4. Diandra Rodriguez, "Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara" review, Goodreads, 10 November 2014.
5. T. J. Benson, "A Review of Africa 39", Sankofa magazine, 6 March 2015.