Tone Peršak was born in 1947 in Ločki vrh (eastern Slovenia - Steiermark). He is an uncommonly versatile artist and has not only written prose, poetry, plays, television and radio scripts, but also worked as a translator and director.

In addition he is author and co-author of many other publications and articles. Peršak is a politically committed artist, and has been an MP in the Slovenian parliament and is the mayor of a small town near Ljubljana.