Coia Valls (Reus, 1960) is a writer and actress. She also works as a pedagogue and speech therapist.
In autumn of 2010, she was awarded the Néstor Luján Prize with “La princesa de jade”. From then on, she published various novels with Ediciones B: “El Mercader” (2012), “Las torres del cielo” (2013), “La cocinera” (2014), “Amor prohibido” (2015) and “Etheria” (2016). She also published inspirational literature, “Si tú me escuchas” and young adult and children narrative. She won the Illa dels Llibres Prize given by the readers, the Llegir en Cas d’Incendi Prize for best novel in catalan and the Best Historical Novel in 2012 among others. Coia Valls has been translated into spanish, italian and portuguese. In addition, as a dramatist, she has brought many of her novels to the stage.As an actress, she has collaborated with different theatrical productions and in the movie “Ventre Blanc” by Jordi Lara.