© Flor DownesAlana S. Portero
Invitado de Honor
(Madrid, 1978) has a degree in History, specializing in the Middle Ages, from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM). She is a writer, playwright, scriptwriter, stage director and co-founder of the STRIGA theater company. She has collaborated with media outlets, including Agente Provocador, El Salto, SModa, Icon and Vogue; she writes in the culture section of El Diario and the opinion section of Público. She has created content on Patreon since 2018.
She has written four poetry books: Fantasmas (2010), Irredento (2011), La próxima tormenta (2013) and La habitación de las ahogadas (2017), and two plays: Música silenciosa (2009) and Hambre (2016), a play based on Blasted, by Sarah Kane.
In 2023, she published with Seix Barral La mala costumbre, her first novel, which has been translated into 15 languages and published in 18 countries. She has also received the prizes: Time Out 2023 for best work, Cálamo 2023 for book of the year, Javier Morote for best new author in 2023, and Openbank Literature by Vanity Fair for book of the year 2023.
She received the Arcoiris award from the Ministry of Equality in 2023 for showcasing trans women in her work.
She lives and works in Madrid.
Other activities involving the participant:
Body grammar
FIL Program 
