(Cordoba, 1985) is the author of three poetry books comprising the volume titled “Un día negro en una casa de mentira” (Black day in the house of lies, publ. by Visor, 2015) and has also written the essay “El mundo mago. Cómo vivir con Antonio Machado” (The magical world – How to live like Antonio Machado, publ. by Ariel, 2015). Her first book was published in English (“My First Bikini”, translated by Lizzie Davis, publ. by Alai Books, 2015). She runs the poetry publishing house La Bella Varsovia, contributes to various media, teaches workshops on creative writing and coordinates the Cien de cien project for promoting the works of Spanish 20th century women poets. Among other awards, she has won the XXVI Premio Loewe de Poesía Joven and the 2016 Premio Fundación Princesa de Girona in the category of Arts and Letters. She lives and works in Madrid. You can visit her website at www.elenamedel.com.