Lucílio Manjate is a Mozambican writer, author of the following fiction books:

Manifesto (2006), Telecommunications Revelation Award
Mozambique.

The Silences of the Narrator (2010), 10 November Prize, Maputo Municipality 2008.

The Word Counter (2012).

Dona Sebastião's Legitimate Pain (2013).

The Young Hunter and the Old Tooth (2016).

Rabhia (2017), Eduardo Costley-White Literary Award 2016.

The Sad History of Barcolino, the man who could not die (2017).

He is also a professor of literature at the University
Eduardo Mondlane and co-author of the book of essays Mozambican Literature – From Threat of Forgetfulness to Emergency Rescue (2015). He also coorganized the anthologies Unpublished Anthology – Other Voices of Mozambique (2014, poetry), Hope and certainty 2 (2008, short stories) and Was Once... (2009, short stories).