Ave Berrera (Guadalajara, Mexico, 1980) holds a degree in Hispanic literature from the University of Guadalajara and for several years was editor in Oaxaca. She received the Sergio Galindo Award from Veracruz University for her first novel, Puertas demasiado pequeñas (A Door Too Small). She also writes short stories and has published the illustrated children’s book Una noche en el laberinto (A Night in a Labyrinth, Edebé 2014). She currently lives in Mexico City and is writing a new novel, Tratado de la vida marina (A Treatise of Marine Life), with support from the Mexican National Fund for Culture and the Arts (FONCA). Her latest novel, Restauración (Restoration), was published in 2019 in Mexico and Spain.