Gabriela Antunes

Gabriela Antunes (8 July 1937 - 3 April 2004) was an Angolan writer and educator.

Biography Antunes was born on 8 July 1937 in Huambo. After completing secondary school in Huambo, she moved to Lisbon in 1955. She obtained a bachelor's degree in linguistics in Germany. In 1980, she changed jobs from the Ministry of Education to the Ministry of Culture, headed at the time by António Jacinto. At this point, she became more interested in children's literature. Antunes joined the Angolan Writers Union (UEA) in June 1984. In 1986, she hosted a children's program on the Public Television of Angola. She participated in several seminars and conferences in Africa, America and Europe as well as in the first Biennial, held in December 1995. She wrote several works adapting traditional tales for children, and asserted that her mission was "to tell them of their things, their land, beauty and people." On 25 February 2000, she was honored at the Camões Institute, the Embassy of Portugal in Angola, in recognition of her literary work.