Andreia C. Faria (1984) was born in Porto. She is the author of four poetry books: De haver relento (Cosmorama Edições, 2008), Seguiram-se Flúor / Fluoride followed (Textura Edições, 2013), Um pouco acima do lugar onde melhor se escuta o coração/ Just above the place where the heart is best heard (Edições Artefacto, 2015) and Tão bela como qualquer rapaz/ As beautiful as any boy (Língua Morta, 2017). Her poetry is collected in Alegria para o fim do mundo/Joy for the end of the world (Porto Editora, 2019). In 2013, she was awarded the Jovens Criadores Prize for young writers with the short story Eva. Tão bela como qual quer rapaz was awarded the Portuguese Author’s Society for Poetry in 2018.