Born in Madrid in October 1951, Luis Antonio de Villena has a degree in Romance and Classical Philology. He has conducted courses in humanities summer universities and has been a visiting professor and lecturer at various national and international universities. He published 19 years his first book of poems. He received the National Critics Award (1981) -poesía- Azorin Novel Prize (1995), the International Prize Melilla poetry (1997) and Vertical Smile Award erotic narrative (1999). Is Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Lille (France). He has written and write op-eds and literary criticism in several Spanish newspapers since 1973 Currently working in El Mundo, El Periódico de Catalunya, RNE and SER.