YOLANDA CASTAÑO (Santiago de Compostela, GALICIA – Spain, 1977) published her first book at the tender age of 17 – she has won many poetry awards, amongst which, the National Critics Award (1999), the Espiral Maior Poetry Award (2007) and the Ojo Crítico Poetry Award (2009) stand out, some of the most reputed accolades in the Iberian Peninsula. She was the co-founder of poetry magazine Valdeleite and also Letras de Cal, a publishing house for new poetry talents.With a strong interest in the blending of poetry and other creative languages, she has been involved in many different experiences of fusion with music, performance, dancing, visual and audiovisual arts; activities for which she has also been awarded.