Sara Mesa (Madrid, 1976) has lived in Seville since childhood. She is an award-winning author of poetry, fiction, and short stories. In addition to Cicatriz [Scar], her fiction and short stories include Mala letra [Bad handwriting] and Cuatro por cuatro [Four by Four]. Adriana Nodal-Tarafa is professional translator and a graduate of University of Houston-Victoria and Dalkey Archive Press's Applied Literary Translation program. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Washington.