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.Teresa Sofia Fortes, "PORTRAIT – Eileen Almeida Barbosa: 'There is no critical spirit in Cape Verde , A Semana, 8 May 2007. 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.Africa39, Hay Festival.
In 2014, Barbosa was chosen as one of those named in the Africa39 project to showcase promising young African writers,Margaret Busby, "Africa39: How we chose the writers for Port Harcourt World Book Capital 2014", The Guardian, 10 April 2014. 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."Diandra Rodriguez, "Africa39: New Writing from Africa South of the Sahara" review, Goodreads, 10 November 2014. Another reviewer referred to the story as "a soothing, lyrical piece".T. J. Benson, "A Review of Africa 39" , Sankofa magazine, 6 March 2015.
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