Aixa de la Cruz (Bilbao, 198 8) is the author of the novels De música ligera (451 Editores , 2009), La línea del frente (Salto de Página , 2017) and Cambiar de idea (Caballo de Troya , 2019). She has also published Modelos animales (Salto de Página , 2015), a book of short stories , and a collection of short essays on feminism entitled Diccionario en guerra (La Caja Books , 2018). She has a PhD in Literary Theory and is a teacher of creative writing at Escuela de Escritores. She is also a regular contributor to the magazines La Marea and Periódico Bilbao.