Gloria D. Gonsalves

Gloria D. Gonsalves – author, poet, illustrator, philanthropist, former UN staff, former tourism and travel professional – is a multipotentialite who writes books for children and adults. She is also the founder of WoChiPoDa.com, an initiative to instil the love of poetry in children. Her writing has appeared in various literary magazines, platforms, and journals in Africa, Europe, and the USA, including being featured five times by the USA-based National/Global Poetry Writing Month (Na/GloPoWriMo). Occasionally, she writes opinion pieces for newspapers, where she wrote for Tanzania’s Daily News (Woman Magazine inset) and Tanzania Business Times (Woman Unlimited column). Gloria is also fascinated by travel and art journaling. When taking a break from writing, she practices sketching and painting. Gloria was born and raised in Tanzania. She grew up in the town of Korogwe. Her mother is a retired Home Economics teacher who hails from Kilimanjaro. Her father is of half-Indian descent and a retired tea and sisal estates manager from Morogoro. Gloria lives in Germany, having previously lived in Ireland while pursuing her first degree. In addition to her mother tongue Kiswahili, she is a fluent English speaker and conversational in German.