Willian Quirino
Author, illustrator, and composer
Lost stories.
Worlds rediscovered.
Willian Quirino writes fantasy and science fiction shaped by conflict, memory, survival, and transformation. His journey began in childhood, before he fully understood the scale of the worlds he was creating.
The earliest pages of Elemental were handwritten in a 2006 journal, when Willian was about ten years old. The first manuscripts of Veter appeared in another journal in 2008.
After suffering a stroke in 2012, many of his earlier memories became fragmented. In 2013, preserved notebooks revealed unfinished stories and opened a path back to what he had created.
About the author
Writing also became a way to rebuild.
When he rediscovered the journals, Willian chose to preserve the essence of the stories he had created. Elemental already had its central idea; instead of replacing it, he continued the universe he found in his own notebooks.
In 2016, he began developing an unpublished chronicle set before Elemental. The work remains in development and belongs to the larger universe connecting his stories.
In 2017, he completed Elemental and Veter, then began writing A Terra dos Monstros by hand, finishing it the following year.
For Willian, a story does not end with words. Illustrations, sound, and emotion can also bring readers closer to an imagined world.
A journey still unfolding
From journals to publication
The first pages of Elemental
The oldest records of the story appear in a handwritten journal from when Willian was about ten.
The birth of Veter
Another journal preserves the first manuscripts of the work that would accompany his literary journey.
Fragmented memories
A stroke affects many of his memories from before that period.
Rediscovering the journals
The old notebooks return unfinished stories and clues to a universe that needed to continue.
A story set before Elemental
Development begins on an unpublished chronicle set before the events of the book.
Two endings and a new beginning
Elemental and Veter are completed. That same year, the manuscript of A Terra dos Monstros begins.
A Terra dos Monstros is completed
Melina’s story and the fortress cities reach their complete form in the journal.
The notebooks become books
The manuscripts are transcribed, revised, and accompanied by original illustrations and soundtracks.
The stories reach readers
Veter, Elemental, and A Terra dos Monstros are published through UICLAP.
Personal reconstruction
Stories created in childhood, rediscovered after memory loss, and finally shared with readers.