Jordi Sierra i Fabra (Barcelona 1947) founded and edited Spain's leading rock magazines during the 1970s. He has written more than 500 books, including YA and adult novels, and has won more than 40 literary awards. In 2007 he received the National Prize for Literature. He has also been awarded the Ministry of Culture's Fine Arts Gold Medal and the Creu de Sant Jordi. In 2004 he created the Fundación Sierra i Fabra, in Barcelona, and the Fundación Taller de Letras in Medellín, Colombia. In 2020 his combined book sales surpassed 13 million copies.