Cástulo Aceves is a computer engineer, a writer, and a member of the board of editors at Editorial Paraíso Perdido. He has published a novel, Novecientos Noventa y Nueve (2018), and four short story collections: Acteón (2013), Las Instancias del Vértigo (2013), Los Nombres del Juego (2006), and Puro Artificio (2004). His work has appeared in many anthologies, including Vamos al Circo: Ficción Hispanoamericana (2017), Antología Digital de Microrelatos: Dispara Usted o Disparo Yo (2017), Instantánea: Álbum de Narrativa Jalisciense Contemporánea (2016), and Del Rosa al Rojo (2012). He lives in Guadalajara with his wife, Lizeth, and their two children.