Salvador Alanis (Mexico, 1964), is a writer. He has developed his work in the literary arena, as well as in the electronic media. He has been awarded by the National Fund for the Arts in Mexico and has been an artist in residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts. Salvador Alanis was awarded at the Video and Electronic Arts Biennial of Mexico, Vidarte, in 1999. He collaborates with major newspapers and magazines in Mexico, Spain and Canada. He has published "Del Paralaje" (Ediciones del Equilibrista, 1997), "Reojo" (Libros del Dragón, 1998), "Tránsito" (Libros del Dragón, 1999), “Fronteras, Borders” (La mano izquierda press, 2005), “De cuerpo presente”(Artes de Mexico, 2007), and Fragilidad de las Fronteras (K Editores, 2009). His visual work has been shown in several art spaces in solo and group exhibitions. He currently lives in Toronto.