José Luís Marques Peixoto is a Portuguese writer, poet and playwright born September 4, 1974 in Galveias, Ponte de Sor.
He has written several fiction and poetry books, which have been translated to several other languages around the world. He also writes plays for the theater, and has written texts for bands like A Naifa, Da Weasel, Quinta do Bill, and others. He collaborated with the Portuguese metal band Moonspell on the concept of their album .