Luisa Etxenike Urbistondo

Luisa Etxenike (born 10 July 1957, San Sebastián, Spain) is an author from the Basque Country. She is a recipient of the Premio Euskadi de Literatura and the Medalla al Mérito Ciudadano.

Biography She has published several novels, short story collections, plays and a poetry collection. She had a weekly column on culture and politics in the Spanish newspaper, El País. Fluent in Spanish, French and English, she has translated the works of several French authors, including the filmmaker Claude Lanzmann

Etxenike organises local writing workshops, and has directed an annual women's literary festival in San Sebastián, Un mundo de escritoras since 1987,(formally known as Encuentro de escritoras), and is the founder and director of the online cultural platform, Canal Europa.

Awards In 2009, Etxenike received the Basque literary award for her novel El ángulo ciego. In 2013, she was awarded the Medalla al Mérito Ciudadano, (Medal for Exemplary Citizenship) from the City of San Sebastián.