Gunter Silva studied law and political science at the Universidad Católica de Santa María in Peru and holds a BA in the Arts and Humanities. He is currently completing an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Westminster. He has published one book of short stories, Crónicas de Londres (Atalaya: Lima, 2012), and a novel Pasos Pesados (MCP, London, 2016). Many of his short stories have been included in anthologies and translated into numerous languages.