João Valente

João Valente

He is a Portuguese writer born in Lisbon. He has a degree in International Relations from the University of Lisbon, Portugal, and a Master of Arts in European Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. He has always written short stories. In 2014 he was considered one of the FNAC New Talents in Literature, with one of his short stories appearing in the popular FNAC anthology. His first novel, The Empire, was published by Topseller in 2016. It is a fictional biography of a rock band that headlined the most important festivals in the world, mixing real-life events, personalities and brands with a fictional narrative and made-up characters. He was selected for the Chambéry First Novel European Award and will be published in Mexico by Editorial Paraíso Perdido. He regularly writes content for news agencies and online marketing. He is currently working on his second novel and a weekly fiction podcast.