Sandro Montalto, born 1978 in Biella, Italy, is Editorial Director of the independent publishing house Edizioni Joker. He co-founded the Associazione Italiana per l'Aforisma and the literary award Torino in Sintesi. His published works include poetry, plays, aphorisms and literary criticism. He edited Umberto Eco — l'uomo che sapeva troppo (Edizioni ETS, 2009), Fallire ancora, fallire meglio (Edizioni Joker, 2009), Temperamento Sanguineti (Edizioni Joker, 2011) and several anthologies of aphorisms and plays. He translated twenty-five sonnets by Shakespeare into Italian, Scrivo sempre di te (Edizioni Strade Bianche di Stampa Alternativa, 2016). Montalto is also a musician and composer; he is active as a choir director and arranger. He has written essays on Erik Satie, Percy Grainger, Igor Stravinsky and other composers. He works as a librarian in his hometown.