Bruno Martins Soares writes fiction since he was 12 years old, and his first book, 'O Massacre' (The Massacre), a collection of short-stories, came out in Portugal in 1998. It was followed by several contributions to newspapers, magazines and other collective books. In 1996, he won the National Young Creators Award for Writing, representing Portugal at the 1997 Torino Young Creators of Europe and the Mediterranean Fair, where his short-story 'Mindsweeper' was translated and published in Italian. His first novel 'A Saga de Alex 9' (The Alex 9 Saga) was published in Portugal in 2012, by publisher Saída de Emergência, within a series that features authors like George R.R.Martin or Bernard Cornwell. After that he published several books and short-stories in different media, in Portuguese and English, including the Scifi novels ‘The Dark Sea War Chronicles’ and ‘Laura and the Shadow King’. He worked in Project Development for Television, and was a journalist and a communications, HR and management consultant among other trades. He was also an international correspondent in Portugal for Jane's Defense Weekly and a researcher for The Washington Post. He wrote several plays, TV-pilots and short and full length pictures' screenplays, and he wrote and produced English-spoken Castaway Entertainment's full length feature film 'Regret', distributed in the USA and Canada in 2015. He lives and works in Lisbon.
Thanks to Joe Compton and his Indie roundtables, Bruno had a very interesting and stimulating discussion with fellow writers Rosemary Claire Smith, Jan Kotouč, and Sean Hillman on the topic of Hard Science Fiction. Here’s the video!
On Saturday, March 12th, Bruno will be workshopping with fellow authors Inês Garcia and Tiago Cruz on the subject of Terror. Called ‘Terror e Humanidade: Como Passar as Sombras Que nos Atormentam para o Papel’ (Terror and Humanity: How to Bring the Shadows that Torment Us to the Paper) , it will happen at Nirvana … More Terror and Humanity in Discussion
As both Spring and the date for the launch of INSIGHT approach, the creepy International cover by Les was finally revealed to the world. Using grey and brown tones, as well as the picture of a shiny eye lost in the woods, the Austrian designer managed to embed the cover in the eery feelings that … More International Cover for INSIGHT Revealed
After an online poll of fans, a new cover was selected for the Portuguese version of INSIGHT, the new psychological thriller that will be published in Portugal in May. This beautiful new cover by Dália Rodrigues will stamp the third novel Bruno publishes with Editorial Divergência, after award-winning A BATALHA DA ESCURIDÃO, and LAURA E … More New Cover Revealed for INSIGHT
LAURA AND THE SHADOW KING Box-Set has been launched and is on sale for the incredible price of $1.05 on Amazon for a limited time. The whole miniseries about the little girl who can change the world in turmoil can now be found in one place! Don’t miss it! Get it here.
Bruno, Luis Corte Real and Luis Filipe Silva had a great conversation with ALTERED CARBON’s author Richard K. Morgan. You don’t need to brush up your Portuguese, just ignore the first few seconds and you can follow the whole discussion in English with that great SciFi author. “One of the greatest interviews of my life!” … More Richard K. Morgan at BANGCAST!
Opening for Kevin J. Anderson, Bruno answered a few questions and read an excerpt from LAURA AND THE SHADOW KING Vol#1 on the Fantasy/Scifi Focus Facebook Group. It was an engaging session with active participants. Here’s the video:
Bruno’s ‘Conto do Homem Só’ (Lonesome Man’s Story), a short story taken from the unpublished short story collection ‘Baltimore de Madrugada’ (Baltimore at Dawn), was published by Jornal Digital. An online publication based in Braga, Portugal, Jornal Digital was created by Pedro Amaral, a Mozambican national, in 2021. ‘Baltimore de Madrugada’ is a collection of … More Bruno’s ‘Conto do Homem Só’ (Lonesome Man’s Story) published in Jornal Digital
Tomorrow, January 25th, 2022, at 18:00 UTC, Bruno will be a special guest at the Q&A Event with Kevin J. Anderson, by the folks at Fantasy/Scifi Focus Facebook Group – Mike and Lee Evan. Come check it out!
This week, at the first BMS Vault issue of 2022, Bruno brings you a lovely exclusive Byllard Iddo short story called CYBIL. Subscribe to read it for free and access all the exclusive content plus the hilarious Scifi short story THE HOLE! Don’t miss out!
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