Marta Sanz Author

Marta Sanz is one of the most widely read and acclaimed contemporary authors in Spain. An award-winning novelist, poet and essayist, Sanz has written fifteen novels and four collections of poetry, as well as contributing to edited anthologies and Spanish media publications like El País and El Mundo. Many of her novels have won prestigious prizes: Susana y los viejos (2006) was nominated for the Premio Nadal; Daniela Astor y la caja negra (2013) won the Premio Juan Tigre and the Premio Calamo; Farándula (2015) was awarded the Herralde Prize. Four of her books were included in the 100 Best Books of the Century according to El País. 

Katie King is a highly experienced translator of Spanish literature. She has translated numerous full-length books including Luis Garcìa Montero’s Someone Speaks Your Name and One Year and Three Months. As a translator, journalist and scholar with a PhD in Hispanic Studies, King has been published in esteemed publications including Words Without Borders, World Literature Today, and Columbia Journal as well as in print anthologies by Graywolf Press and Ecco Press.