David Castillo (Barcelona, 1961) has been a major promoter of Catalan culture since the 1980s. He was the founder of the Semana de Poesía and has directed some of its series. He has published the novels 'El cel de l'infern' (1999, Premi Crexells), and 'No miris enrere' (2002, Premi Sant Jordi). His poetry collections include 'La muntanya russa' (1992), 'Tenebra' (1994), 'Game Over' (1997, Premi Carles Riba), 'El pont de Mühlberg' (2000), 'Menta i altres poemes' (2005) and 'Esquena nua' (2005).