Fiction & Poetry

Francisco Teles da Gama

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Francisco Teles da Gama is an Art Historian and Writer.

He holds a Bachelor's degree in History, a Master's degree in Medieval History and is currently a PhD Candidate in Art History at the Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa, with a grant from the Foundation for Science and Technology, I. P.

His research topic is titled “The Masters of the Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória - Itineraries and Artistic Transfers in Europe from 1388 to 1515.” Researcher at ARTIS - FLUL's Art History Institute, in the Architectural History Hub.

Francisco Teles da Gama has carried out archive and research work in museums and monuments such as the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, the Monastery of Batalha and the Museum of Lisbon, among others. He was a Member of the Committee for Leiria's candidacy to European Capital of Culture 2027.

He is the Founder and Director of FITA - Friends In The Arts and Editor of the international arts and culture publication FITA Magazine, honoured with the High Patronage of the President of the Portuguese Republic.

He coordinated the International FITA Awards of Literature, which led to the book Portrait of the Artist as a Writer (2022).

He published the book Cantiga para Poeta em Águas-Furtadas (2024) by Book Cover Editora.

He co-authored the artwork The Banquet of Eternity, which was exhibited at the Croatian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2024.

Photograph: Tomás Agostinho



Cantiga para poeta em águas-furtadas
Book Cover Editora
Nov 2024

Recommended twice on the TV show Irritações, SIC Radical
31 Jan 2025 & 7 Feb 2025

Presented at the Lisbon Book Fair (Praça Azul) with Zé Bernardo da Fonseca
20 Jun 2025


Presented at the Porto Book Fair (Book Cover Editora) with Francisca Gigante
23 Aug 2025


Invited Author at Leiria Convida hosted by Leiria Municipality in Biblioteca Municipal Afonso Lopes Vieira with Tomás Agostinho
22 Nov 2025

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O Oeste Hipster
Book Cover Editora / FITA Press
Mar 2023

Presentation at Good Company Books with Francisca Gigante
with readings by Nelson Nunes, Pedro Brum da Silveira, Tomás Agostinho & Zé Bernardo da Fonseca
30 Apr 2026 / 7.00 pm ︎︎︎  

“[The book is] A fertile space of freedom and artistic creation, where humour is a priority. Here, in the Hipster West, everyone is welcome; no one is left behind, because in literature there are no barriers. Through my short stories, I aim to portray a more inclusive and open world.”
- Francisco Teles da Gama

Interview “O velho novo Oeste: um mundo mais inclusivo e aberto” with Francisca Gigante
[The new old West: a more inclusive and open world], Sete Margens
6 Apr 2026 ︎︎︎

“I have closely followed the development of 21st-century hipster culture, with the emergence of writers, bands and artists who are at odds with mass culture”
- Francisco Teles da Gama

Article “Francisco Teles da Gama lança o Oeste Hipster”
O Regiões, Portugal
17 mar 2026 ︎︎︎

Article “Francisco Teles da Gama lança o Oeste Hipster”
21 Noticias, Galicia, España y Internacional
17 mar 2026 ︎︎︎

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