Mexican writer Alberto Chimal (b. 1970) is the author of the short story collections Los Atacantes, Grey, and Manda fuego (Colima Prize 2014) and the novel La torre y la jardin, which was a finalist for the Rómulo Gallegos Prize in 2013. His most recent book is the children's story El juego más antiguo (2017). He blogs at lashistorias.com.mx.