Enrique Páez was born in Madrid in 1955. He holds as degree in Hispanic Literature and has worked as an editor and teacher of Language and Creative Writing in Madrid and New York. He won the Lazarillo Fiction Prize in 1991 with Devuélveme el anillo, pelo cepillo [Give Me the Ring, Hair Brush]. He is coordinator of the International Storytellers Network (RIC). He has published various works, some of which have been translated into ten languages.