Juan Pablo Plata (born 1982) is a Colombian writer, journalist and researcher. Born in Bogotá, Colombia, he studied literature at Universidad de los Andes, before eventually graduating from Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá. He was anthologized in the book Umpalá (Sic Editores, 2006), Inhabited heart, and Recent Stories about Love in Colombia (Algaida. , 2010. Spain). He published one of the first anthologies of Colombian short-stories in the 21st century, called Signals of Path, which featured 27 Colombian authors (Señales de ruta, Arango Editores, 2008 and 2012 ebook re-edition)