熊焱，貴州甕安人，現居成都。《草堂》執行主編。著有詩集4部、長篇小說2部。曾獲華文青年詩人獎、茅盾新人獎、艾青詩歌獎、陳子昂詩歌獎等各種獎項。

Xiong Yan was born in Weng’an, Guizhou Province, and currently lives in Chengdu. He is the executive editor-in-chief of the poetry magazine Thatched Cottage and has published four poetry collections and two novels. Xiong Yan has been the recipient of many awards, including the Chinese Young Poets Award, Mao Dun Literary Award for Young Writers, Ai Qing Poetry Award, and the Chen Zi’ang Poetry Award.