Alex Paz-Goldman was born in Israel in 1955 to Holocaust survivor parents. He has a BSc in Computer Science from the Israel Institute of Technology, and an MA in Child and Youth Culture from Tel Aviv University. His short stories have appeared in publications including Einayim, the most popular children's magazine in Israel and his first book, Adventures in a Small Town (with Iris Argaman) has been adapted for the stage. The Lost Spy and the Green Dress is his second book and, like the first, is recommended by the Israel Ministry of Education. In 2017, Paz-Goldman was awarded the Devorah Omer Prize for Youth Literature. He lives in Tel Aviv.