Authors - J

  • Joseba Lozano

    Born in Vitoria in the Basque Country in 1962, he has a degree in Basque and Hispanic literature and is the author of multiple books and articles about legal and administrative language. He is also a professor at the Escuela de Escritores. In 2005 he was awarded second place in the Gabriel Aresti short story competition and, two years later, his story 'Hasperenka' ('Hesitate') won the Kutxa Ciudad prize awarded by the city of San Sebastián. This is his third novel.

  • Josef Ajram

    Josef Ajram (Barcelona, 1978), apart from being a top broker, is the first Spanish sportsperson to successfully complete gruelling competitions such as the Ultraman in Hawaii and Canada, which includes swimming 10 exhausting kilometres in open water, then cycling 421 kilometres, followed by running the equvalent of two marathons in a row. It requires the capacity to train rigorously as well as an enormous will to win.

  • Josep Busquet

    Josep Busquet Mendoza (Barcelona, 1975) began his career in comic strip writing at the age of 15, publishing self-edited fanzines.

  • Josep Calvet

    Josep Calvet is a Dr of History, researcher and member of the Servei d’Història, Patrimoni i Documentació de la Universidad de Lleida.

  • Josep Casanovas

    Josep Casanovas was born in  Sant Sadurni d'Anola in 1976. He studied comic books at Escuela Joso and illustration and graphic design at the Llotja. He has undertaken a wide range of illustration, advertising, design and animation projects. In collaboration with Daniel Serrano, he made The Microscopic Invader, which was awarded the III Premio Coll.

  • Josep Chapa

    Josep Chapa (Valencia, 1971) graduated in Geography and History (specialising in Medieval History) from the University of Valencia. He works as a writer and professor of ESO (Compulsory Secondary Education) and Baccalaureate, teaching History and Geography (Colegio Jesús-María, Valencia). He also goes hiking and does drama with his students. His work includes stories for early readers as well as young people's fiction.