Alen Brlek (1988) was born in Zagreb. His book Metakmorfoze won the 2013 Na vrh jezika Prize for best poetry submission. His sophomore book Pratišina (The Following) was published in Serbia in 2017 by the publishing house Kontrast. He has formed a project called Zaron together with poet Darko Šeparović and musician Emil Andreis, collaboratively exploring spaces and ambiences in poetry and music. His poetry has been featured in many magazines and has also been translated into various languages.