Cristiane Sobral

Cristiane Sobral is from Rio de Janeiro and lives in Brasília. She is the mother of a 14-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl. She is an actress, teacher, writer, poet, and playwright. She has a master's degree in theater (UnB). She has published twelve books in various genres. A multi-artist and performer, she has traveled as a speaker and workshop leader to several cities and countries, including Angola, Colombia, Guinea-Bissau, Ecuador, South Africa, and the United States, where she toured 9 universities, including Harvard. In 2020, she opened her own publishing house, Aldeia de Palavras, which currently has a portfolio of 15 published works. In 2022, she was a finalist for the Jabuti Literature Award. In 2023, she represented Brazil at the Maputo Book Fair, Mozambique. She was a member of the selection committee for the Jabuti and Oceanos awards. She is the director of black literature at the Writers' Union of the Federal District. Her most recent theater show is Esperando Zumbi. Her most recent book is Caixa Preta, short stories, Ed. Me Pariô, SP. That same year, she wrote the dramaturgy for the play Parelha de SP and won the Sesc + Cultura award. She conducts research in the field of interdisciplinary studies on the relationships between literature, theater, black feminism, gender studies and coloniality.