Miren Agur Meabe was born in Lekeitio (Bizkaia) in 1962. She is one of the most renowned and prestigious writers and translators in Basque. She studied Education and Basque Philology, and worked as Editorial Director of Giltza (Edebé Group) for years. She currently devotes all her activity to literary creation, both poetry and short stories and novels for adults and young readers. All her work is surrounded by an aura of  touching sensibility but with both feet on the ground.  Her works have been translated from Basque into several languages, and have been awarded several awards, such as the Critics’ award for Poetry in Basque, the Euskadi Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. In 2021 she obtained the Spanish National Poetry Award being the first time ever to be given to a Basque language work.