Xavier Valcárcel is a visual artist and cultural activist. In 2009, he founded Atarraya Cartonera, a guerilla press, with Nicole Cecilia Delgado. His books include Cama onda, Anzuelos y Carnadas with Ángel Antonio Ruiz, Palo de lluvia, Restos de lumbre y despedida, El deber del pan and Fe de calendario, as well as Aterrizar no es regreso, a crónica.