Literature Meeting

Alicia Aza:
Poet from Madrid, of great lyrical and expressive quality. She has published "The book of trees".

Carlota Echevarría:
Founding member of the on line literature magazine for children "La casa de las mil puertas".

Espido Freire:
Basque writer and businesswoman living in Madrid, author of short stories, poems and novels such as "Melocotones Helados", "Irlanda" and "Diabulus in Música". Winner of Millepage Award (1999), Planeta Award (1999), Qué Leer Award (2000) and Ateneo de Sevilla (2007), among others.

Ignacio del Valle:
Asturian writer author of "Los demonios de Berlín", "El tiempo de los emperadores extraños" and "De dónde vienen las olas".

Ismael Martínez Biurrun:
Spanish journalist, screeplayer and writer. He has published novels like "Mujer abrazada a un cuervo" and "El escondite de Grisha".

Javier Herce:
Photographer, film director and writer. This Spanish author has published books like "El cuaderno de Bruno", "Desde aquí hasta tu ventana" and "Matar a un Vampiro".

Javier Márquez Sánchez:
Journalist and writer from Seville, deputy director of the magazine "Cambio 16" and author of books such as "Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Negociaciones y canciones de amor" and "Neil Young, el rockero indómito".

Julio Ángel Olivares Merino:
Dr. Olivares Merino is a professor and researcher at the University of Jaén and has published more than fifteen books of fiction.

Luis Antonio Muñoz (Luis Madrid):
Musician, musical director, arranger. He studied at the Conservatory of Music in Madrid, specializing in Piano. He has a large national and international career.

Marian Womack:
Translator and writer from Spain. Author of the gothic novel "Memoria de la Nieve" and owner of Nevsky Prospects Publisher and Fábulas de Albión Publisher.

Pablo Mazo:
He holds a degree in Philosophy and Jouranalism and works as a publisher at "Salto de Página".

Pedro de Paz:
Born in Madrid, writer and author of the novels "El hombre que mató a Durruti", "Muñecas tras el cristal" and "El documento Saldaña".

Sofía Rhei:
This novelist, poet, musician and translator from Madrid, has published poems as "Las flores de Alcohol", "Alicia Volátil" and the novel "Flores de Sombras".

Tomás Baleztena:
Born in Madrid, this painter has taken part in a large number of solo and group exhibitions and received national and international awards.

Mª Ángeles Rodríguez Padilla (La Reverenda):
She has a degree in History and Sciences of Education (Universidad Complutense). She is a writer, a professor of Spanish language and active member of the Gothic movement from its beginnings in Spain.

Marjorie Eljach:
Madrid Gothic Week director and producer. She holds a Literature degree and masters in Science of Information and Human Resources.
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Javier Quevedo Puchal:
He holds a degree in English Philology at the UJI and completed his literary studies at the University of Huddersfield. He is a novelist and film critic and columnist writer.

Juan Díaz Olmedo:
Spanish writer, author of the cult novel "Marionetas de Sangre" and a leading exponent of bizarre-noir genre with his novel "Zombie".

Victoria Braojos:
Medium who has studied the syncretic religions and sources of magic in the Arabic Emirates, Haiti, Egypt and Cuba. She belongs to the Golden Templar Order in England.

Mirari Bueno:
She graduated in Classical Philology at the Complutense University of Madrid. She works as librarian in the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and as editorial advisor for the CDI of Mexico, writing all kind of articles and book reviews.

Marina Coma Díaz:
Marina Coma Díaz holds a degree in English Philology from the Complutense University of Madrid.

Susana Sánchez:
Susana Sánchez holds a degree in English Philology from the Complutense University of Madrid. Currently, she is writing her doctoral thesis.