Willy Uribe was born in Bilbao in 1965. He is a writer and a photographer and his
first work, Crónicas del salitre (Chronicles
of Sea Water), came about from his surfing experiences and trips. In 2006
he published Nanga, his first novel,
which was critically acclaimed. In 2008, Sé que mi padre decía
(I Knew My Father Used to Say) was
awarded the Silverio Cañada
Prize and the Paper Lantern by the Bilbao Book Chamber.