Raúl Quinto (Cartagena, 1978) has a degree in Art History from the University of Granada and currently resides in Almeria, where he works as a teacher. He was formerly Coordinator of the José Ángel Valente Faculty of Poetry. He is the author of poetry books such as Ruido blanco (2012), La lengua rota (2019) and El Cuaderno Sola (2020), published by La Bella Varsovia, as well as the following hybrid narrative books: Idioteca (El Gaviero, 2010), Yosotros (Caballo de Troya, 2015), Hijo (La Bella Varsovia, 2017), La canción de NOF4 (Jekyll &; Jill, 2021) and Martinete del rey sombra (Jekyll&Jill, 2023) for which he won the 2024 National Fiction Award, the 2023 Critics' Award and the 2023 Cálamo Otra Mirada Award.