Emilio Ortiz was born in Baracaldo, Vizcaya, in September 1974. He has a degree in history, and currently lives in Albacete. He published his first book in 2015, when he won the first Certamen Internacional Musas de Primavera prize with her story A Smile. Just a year later, he won first prize in the 6th ANADE story awards with The Anguish of a Drawing. Reading and writing have been his passions since childhood, but he suffered from sight problems and is now completely blind. He struggled until he learned braille, when he was able to return to reading and writing, and as an adult has used computers and mobile devices and software for the visually impaired.