Rogério Manjate is an actor, theater director, and filmmaker from Mozambique, and the author of poetry and fiction. To date, he has published the short story collections Amor Silvestre (2002), O coelho que fugiu da história (2010), and Wazi (2011), in addition to the poetry collections Casa em Flor (2004) and Cicatriz encarnada (2017). Cicatriz encarnada was a finalist for the Glória de Sant’Anna Prize. Manjate has also produced documentary films and one award-winning short film, I Love You.