Juan Gomz Barcen(1984)holds degrees in literary theory, comparative literature, and history from the Complutense University of Madrid, and a degree in philosophy from Spain's National University of Distance Education. He's the author of numerous essay, short story, and poetry collections, for which he's received the Jos Hierro Prize for Poetry and Fiction, the International CRAPE Prize for stories, and the Ramn J. Sender Prize for Narrative, among others.He lives in Madrid. Katie Whittemoretranslates from the Spanish. Her work has appeared inTwo Lines,The Arkansas International,The Common Online,Gulf Coast Magazine Online,The Brooklyn Rail, andInTranslation. Current projects include novels by Spanish authors Sara Mesa, Javier Serena, Aliocha Coll, and Aroa Moreno Durn. She lives in Valencia.