Geraldo Maciel de Araújo was born in Nova Palmeira, Paraíba, in April 12th, 1950. His love for writing came from his teenage years, after reading Dostoyevsky and other world classics in his high school's library. Geraldo was a part of the short story selections "Contos Cruéis" and "Quartas Histórias", put together by the maranhense writer Rinaldo de Fernandes. The latter was published by Editora Garamond, as a tribute to the 60th anniversary of the Brazilian classic "Sagarana", by Guimarães Rosa. "Quartas Histórias" is, then, a new reading of the text "Sarapalha", written originally by Guimarães Rosa in 1946. After graduating as an engineer, Geraldo Maciel achieved a doctorate in Production Engineering by the Escola Politécnica da USP (University of São Paulo) and was a professor of the Production Engineering Department of the University of Paraíba. With only 16 years of literary career, he published three books: "Aquelas Criaturas Tão Estranhas", "O Invetário de Pequenas Paixões" and "Concertista e a Concertina", all composed by short stories. A year after publishing his first book, received an award from the Secretary of Culture of Paraíba as Best New Writer. By the Correio das Artes, he won, in 2004, the Best Writer Award. In 2008, received the City of Recife Award, with the romance "Peccata Mundi". Was a member of the Clube do Conto da Paraíba, alongside other short story writers.