Sealtiel Alatriste is a writer, diplomat, and editor. With a degree in business management and hispanic literature and a Masters in Philosophy, he also has a distinguished career in publishing behind him. He has been Editor in Chief at Alianza Editorial Mexicana and Grupo Editorial Patria, and Director of Alfaguara Mexico among other established publishing houses. He also writes for La Jornada and the Revista Universidad de Mexico as well as coordinating the cultural exchange programme for UNAM.