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.