Yauco, Puerto Rico, 1950.

The author is a graduate from the Faculty of Social Sciences and the School of Law of the University of Puerto Rico.

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Although early in his career he went into private practice, he worked mostly in public service.

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In the Executive Branch, he has been Special Aide to the Governor of Puerto Rico and Advisor to the Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico.

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In the Judicial Branch he has been the Reporter of Decisions and Digester of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico; Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Board of Bar Examination; and Legal Advisor to the Secretariat of the Judicial Conference of Puerto Rico. He has also served as a Superior Court Judge of the Court of First Instance and a Judge of the Court of Appeals of Puerto Rico.

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He is now devoted exclusively to writing.

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He is the author of the non-fiction books Cuesta de los Judíos número 8 (Premio Nacional PEN Club de Puerto Rico — Memoirs: 2008), and Quería ser como Charles (2020, translated into English as I Wanted to be Like Charles) (Premio Nacional PEN Club de Puerto Rico — Memorias: 2021).

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He has written the novels Casi siempre fue abril (Second Prize International Latino Book Awards—Best Drama Novel in Spanish: 2015); La ciberimpostora (2015); and Ató con cintas sus desnudos huesos (2021).

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He is the author of the historical chronicle Antonia, tu nombre es una historia (Second National Prize for Literature, Institute of Puerto Rican Literature, Research and Criticism: 2019); (Honorable Mention PEN Club of Puerto Rico, Memoirs: 2020). Also, the author of the biographical books Raymond Dalmau: From Harlem a Puerto Rico, with Raymond Dalmau Pérez (2018); and Seis días a la deriva, with Jack Allison (2023).

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He has published three books of short stories: El marido de su amante y otros cuentos (2009, translated into English as The Husband of His Lover and Other Short Stories), Cuentos inveraces para ser creídos (2010) and Hay dos cuerpos en la nevera y otros crímenes (based on true courtroom stories) (2022).

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He is a columnist for El Nuevo Día. His book A mi juicio is a selection of his newspaper columns between 2009-2019, both dates included (Premio Nacional PEN Club de Puerto Rico — Periodismo: 2021).

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As a blogger, he has published the book Están los locos y los que se hacen (2017), a selection of entries from his blog Inveracidades de Hiram Sánchez Martínez. www.hiramsanchezmartinez.blogspot.com