Xabier Payá Ruiz

Bilbao, 1982. Cultural manager, translator, bertsolari and writer. Graduated in Translation and Interpreting, he has completed several postgraduate studies in the cultural field. He has written several literary translations, theatre adaptations, scripts, short stories and graphic novels, and has worked for many years as a columnist in the written press and radio. He was the director of the European Cultural Capital of San Sebastian programme in 2016 .