Adrià Aguacil Portillo (Sabadell, 2000) graduated in Literary Studies from the University of Barcelona. He has worked as a teacher in France and Belgium, and as an editor in Catalonia. His first novel, ‘La botiga de vides‘, won the Premi Ciutat de Badalona 2020 and was nominated for the Premi Llibreter. He has also published ‘La guerra dels tions’ (Animallibres, 2022) and ‘Armaris i barricades’ (Montena, 2023). ‘Colònies sobrenaturals’ is his fourth novel.