Books and
writings

“There exists a cultural exclusion, one that we see as critical in the narrative of this nation. These gaps are not anecdotal; they create a systemic invisibility of diversity, a lack of understanding, an inability to read the landscape, and a failure to process the thoughts and perspectives of the country’s diverse voices.”
Paula Moreno Pontas Agency

Créditos al Murcy

Pontas Agency represents Paula Moreno

I am pleased to share that Pontas Agency is now representing me as a writer.

This is an important step in continuing to expand my journey in writing and bringing my stories to new international audiences, with the purpose of continuing to build legacy and inspire leadership.

More information: https://www.pontas-agency.com/paula-moreno-joins-the-pontas-agency-as-a-client/

The Power of the Invisible

English edition with Cassava Republic Press

El poder de lo invisible edición en inglés con Cassava Republic Press

We have been working with Cassava Republic Press, and in May 2026 they will publish the English edition of my book The Power of the Invisible.

The Power of the invisible

PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE

El Poder de lo Invisible Paula Moreno Zapata

Dreaming the Impossible

PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE

Soñar lo Imposible - Paula Moreno Zapata

Defying Destiny

A novel inspired by Soñar lo imposible

Imagen promocional de la serie ‘María la Caprichosa’, producida por Caracol Televisión. Imagen de Caracol Televisión.

María la Caprichosa is a series that inspired a 50-episode production through the Caracol–Netflix partnership, based on the first chapter of my book Dreaming the Impossible. The story draws from the life of María Roa, founder of the Afro-Colombian domestic workers’ union.

This work affirms a core belief: our stories must be told by us and from us. For too long, we were objects of the narrative; today, we move toward being its authors.

I celebrate this story reaching the screen, centering the leadership of a Black woman who helped transform the rights of over one million workers.

And I recall something essential: recognition matters. For many of us, a credit is not a detail—it is history and possibility.

Watch here: https://www.netflix.com/co/title/81710012

Opinions with Purpose

For more than fifteen years, Paula Moreno has been a columnist for El Tiempo newspaper, sharing deep conversations about equity. Here are some of her columns:

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    Goals of Kindness

    Highlights how small acts of empathy, solidarity, and compassion can inspire meaningful positive change in society.

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    Not Everything Can Be Driven by Fear

    Argues that fear should not drive either individual or collective decisions, as it undermines trust, innovation, and the search for effective solutions.

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    Roots That Are Hard to Cut

    Explores how historical practices and inequalities continue to shape Colombian society, making meaningful and lasting change more difficult.

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    A Wholehearted Yes, Franciso

    Reflects on Francisco' legacy, highlighting his leadership through openness, dialogue, and genuine closeness to people.

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    The Mirror Colombia Avoids

    Encourages the country to engage in deep self-reflection instead of blaming external factors for its problems, emphasizing the importance of recognizing collective responsibility as a path toward progress.

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    And what about well-being?

    Is well-being an act of personal healing, or also an invitation to imagine shared futures? The challenge lies in finding the balance between what is essentially personal and what is urgently collective… between the happiness we deserve as individuals and the service the world demands from us with urgency and intensity.

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    Who stole the future?

    My question was a complaint, an invitation, and an ethical challenge. Because here, where so many lives are extinguished by violence and lack of opportunity, time seems suspended and the future endlessly postponed.

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    A Room of One’s Own

    We urgently need a renewed, ambitious, deep, concrete, and systemic governmental commitment to educational and literary equity.

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    The Gardens of the Future

    What are we intentionally planting and nurturing today? What do we want to see flourish?

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    Cultural Vanguard

    Sadly, it’s enough to just follow the daily scandals.

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    Who Designs Algorithms?

    Let’s consider other models, possibilities, and forms of leadership that can help us reprogram ourselves as a society.

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    The Country Without Makeup

    The base layers, like false eyelashes, have been falling off.

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    Fighting with the Mirror

    The country is fighting with the mirror — with the broad Afro and Indigenous heritage that lives within us all.

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    Leading

    Leading through today’s enormous challenges goes beyond position or power.