João Ventura writes short fiction, which has appeared in several websites (AntipodeanSF and Bewildering Stories among them), and also in printed form: Somnium, in Brazil; Dragão Quântico, Hyperdrivezine, Phantastes (Portuguese fanzines); Universe Pathways (in both the English and the Greek versions).
He had short stories in several Portuguese and Brazilian antologies: A Sombra sobre Lisboa (2006), VaporPunk (2010), Antologia de Ficção Científica Fantasporto (2012), Lisboa no ano 2000 (2013), Lisboa Oculta - Guia Turístico (2018), O resto é paisagem (2018), Almanaque SteamPunk (2019), Winepunk (2019), Regiana Magna (2020), Uma Década de Divergência (2023), Winepunk 2 (2025).
In 2018, a collection of his short stories (in Portuguese) came to light, with the title Tudo Isto Existe. This year, a new one will be borne, entitled O Cidadão sem Sombra.
He is a retired engineering professor, and he finished recently a science communication book which was submitted to a Portuguese publisher.
Those who read Portuguese can have a glance at some of his stuff in Das palavras o espaço (fiction) and Ciência de todos os dias (science communication).
He lives in Lisbon, Portugal.
Our weekly podcast features the stories from recently published issues, often narrated by the authors themselves.
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