María Bastarós Hernández is an art historian and writer. Her book Historia de España contada a las niñas(2018) was awarded the Puchi Award, the Cálamo Otra Mirada award and the Narrative Award from the Valencian Critics Association. She also works as a screenwriter for drama series and teaches creative writing. No era a esto a lo que veníamos was a finalist in Spain for the Setenil Award for the best collection of short stories and, as hungry for what, is her first book to be published in the English language.