Rafael Torrubia Follow

Rafael Torrubia grew up split between Spain and Scotland as the child of a Scottish mother and a Spanish father. They studied at the University of St. Andrews, exploring the linkages between plantation folksongs and the protest songs of the civil rights movement, and examining the cultural inheritances of the Black Power movement. They currently work part-time at the University supporting postgraduate students, and also with the writing charity Open Book, delivering creative writing workshops across Scotland.