Jordi Puntí i Garriga (born 1967 in Manlleu, Barcelona)[1] is a Catalan language writer, columnist, and translator.

Puntí earned a degree in Romance Philology during the year 1991,[1] and has since worked for various publishers (Edicions 62, Quaderns Crema, Columna Edicions) across various media (El País, El Periódico de Catalunya)[2] His career as an author began with the publication of two books of short stories: Pell d'Armadillo (1988, winner of the Premi de la Crítica Serra d'Or), and Animals tristos (2002).

Previously, he had translated the works of other authors, including Paul Auster, Daniel Pennac, and Amélie Nothomb.

[1] In 2010, Puntí published Maletes perdudes, which received several awards (Crítica de la narrativa catalana, Lletra d'Or, Premi Llibreter) and has been translated to 16 languages.

The scholarship enabled him to spend one year completing research at the New York Public Library, in preparation for a novel based on the figure of Xavier Cugat.