Jon Bilbao is a Spanish writer. He was born in Ribadesella, Asturias in 1972 and studied English Literature. He has published three novels and four short-story collections, and his stories had appeared in numerous anthologies. He has been granted various literary prizes. Bilbao also published biographies for children of great historical figures, such as William Shakespear and Leonardo da Vinci. He lives in Bilbao and works as a translator and a screenwriter.