Uxue Alberdi Estibaritz (Elgoibar, 1984) is an author and bertsolari. She has written short stories, novels, essays, literary chronicles and children´s literature. She has received numerous awards including the Euskadi Literature Prize on two occasions, one in the category of children´s literature for Besarkada (Embrace) and another in the essay category for Kontrako eztarritik (Reverso). Her most recent novel, Jenisjoplin, was awarded the 111th Akademia Prize and has been translated into Spanish and English. La trastienda, the Spanish translation of her book Dendaostekoak (Back Rooms), was published in 2002.