A multipotentialite, Gloria D. Gonsalves is an author, poet, illustrator, philanthropist to potential and fellow writers, former United Nations staff, and former tourism and travel professional. She is a self-taught creative writer, proofreader, and editor.
Her humble beginnings in Europe included being a dishwasher, toilet cleaner, and pub waitress. Her writing has appeared in various literary magazines, journals, and anthologies in Africa, Europe, and the USA, including being featured seven times by the US-based annual project National/Global Poetry Writing Month (Na/GloPoWriMo). Occasionally, she writes opinion pieces for newspapers. Not just a writer, Gloria is a creative promoter for writing itself: she founded WoChiPoDa, an initiative aimed at instilling the love of poetry in children and young people.
She holds a Master of Science (MSc) in Environmental Sciences (Germany), a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Tourism Marketing (Ireland), and a Diploma (S.A.C Dip) in Professional Proofreading and Editing (UK). In addition to her mother tongue Kiswahili, Gloria is fluent in English and conversational in German.
Gonsalves is her maiden and pen name. Born and raised in Tanzania, her mother is of the Chagga tribe from Kilimanjaro, and her father is half Vidunda from Morogoro and half Indian from Goa. She grew up in the town of Korogwe in a family of three. At the age of twenty-six, she migrated to Ireland for further studies. After completing her first degree in Ireland, she moved to Germany, where she earned her master’s degree. Gloria lives in Germany and occasionally in Tanzania.
Gloria prefers to engage in writing than speaking. She will be interviewed only in writing.
