Stanislav Setinský is a graduate of the illustration and graphics studio at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. He has created a series of graphic sheets titled Apokalypsa aneb Nowiny strašliwé o konci swěta (Apocalypse or Terrifying News From the End of the World) and has illustrated books for Etgar Keret. Setinský is involved in comics, illustration, and plays in the punk band Kočkolit. His latest authorial book, To je Jeruzalém (This is Jerusalem), is a rich pictorial dictionary created both on-site and in a cottage in a garden colony in Veleslavín.

Ladislav Nagy began his higher education at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, where he studied English and philosophy from 1993 to 1999. In his doctoral studies, he specialized in contemporary British prose, leading seminars on the subject at the same faculty, initially with Prof. Martin Hilský and later on his own. He currently serves as the director of the Institute of English Studies at the Faculty of Arts, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. For several years, he headed the British section of the online portal iliteratura.cz, and his articles on contemporary British prose have been published in numerous journals. He has written several afterwords for translations from both British and American literature. Together with Martin Hilský, he co-edited the anthology of afterwords Od slavíka k papouškovi (From the Nightingale to the Parrot, Host, 2002), and later published a collection of essays inspired by London – Londýn stejný a jiný (London – The Same Yet Different, Arbor Vitae, 2007) as well as monographs In memoriam (In Memoriam, Academia and Episteme, 2015) and Palimpsesty, heterotopie a krajiny (Palimpsests, Heterotopias, and Landscapes, Karolinum, 2016). He has translated fiction (Kazuo Ishiguro, Barry Unsworth, Jeffrey Eugenides, Robert Irwin, Steven Hall, Edith Templeton, Julian Barnes, James Robertson) and theoretical works (Harold Bloom, Umberto Eco, Hayden White) into Czech. For his translation of the novel Patrick Melrose by British author Edward St Aubyn, he received the prestigious Magnesia Litera 2020 award.

Jitka Petrová is an animator, illustrator, and web designer. She graduated from the Animation Studio at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. Her graduation project, a computer game titled "Krtčí výlet" (The Mole's Adventure), earned her the Josef Hlávka Award in 2004 and a nomination at the Top Talent Festival 2004 in Vienna. She is a member of the civic association ILLUSTRATORS:
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Illustrator Jindřich Janíček is a graduate of the Tomas Bata University in Zlín and the Illustration Studio at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM). He is the author of the books "Přicházíme v míru ve jménu lidstva" (We Come in Peace in the Name of Humanity), "K večeru spustil se déšť" (As Evening Fell, the Rain Began), and "Podivuhodná robotí expedice" (The Marvelous Robotic Expedition). When working, he most enjoys listening to The White Stripes.

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Martin Kubát graduated from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, specializing in book design. He is part of the KOPR group and the art editor for the weekly A2 magazine. His innovative book, "Je večer, vypusťte čerta" (It's Evening, Release the Devil), won the Most Beautiful Czech Book of the Year in 2008. Fra publishing house released it in Czech and English at the end of 2009.

Zuzana Henešová graduated in Dutch and German philology from Palacký University in Olomouc, after spending part of her studies at Radboud University Nijmegen. Subsequently, she worked at the cultural and press department of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Prague. She contributed to the editorial team of the literary monthly PLAV and collaborated with the Theatre Arts Institute, the publishing house MF Dnes, the Aspekt association, DILIA, and others. Among the authors she has translated are Alard Schröder, Anna Enquist, Marion Altena, and others. For the Czech Association of Rare Diseases, she translated a popular science book on the human genome from Dutch called Všichni jsme GENiální (We Are All GENius) (P. Bory, G. Matthijs, Galén, 2018). She currently works as a translator and interpreter at the Olomouc Museum of Art. There, as part of the SEFO project, she translated from German the first volume of the Forum edition "Revize střední Evropy" (Revision of Central Europe) (E. Brix, E. Busek, VUP, 2021).

Petr Šmalec is a constructive and precise draughtsman focusing on graphic design, illustration (Ferda Páv, Šmalcova Abeceda), and independent creative work. He graduated from the SPŠ Grafická Hellichova in Prague and the Illustration and Graphics Studio at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design under Prof. Šalamoun. He lives in Olomouc and works as a graphic designer at the Museum of Art. Besides illustrations and graphic design, he also engages in computer graphics, drawing, and low-tech films (Owl Planet, O Špalíčkovi...). He is well-known for his work with the Auto*mat group.

Markéta Šimlová graduated high school in Olomouc. Fromm 1996 to 2000, she studied at Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague under Prof. Šalamoun. She currently lives and illustrates textbooks in Bystřtice u Olomouce.

Marie Štumpfová graduated from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, where she specialized in Illustration and Graphics after studying fashion design and completing an internship at the Academy of Fine Arts under Vladimír Kokolia. Her work today mainly revolves around illustration, book and magazine design, and the creation of author's books. She collaborates with notable publishers including Baobab, Paseka, Běžíliška, Meander, and Euromedia. Marie designed Page magazine for the Luxor bookstore and serves as its art director. She was also behind the previous design of Hybris magazine. Her passion for interdisciplinary work has led her to design projects, including a wooden construction set for children. Her thesis project, Jak zvířata spí (How Animals Sleep), has been celebrated by critics and readers alike, and is now available for children in Japan, Poland, the Netherlands, Korea, and Hungary.

Vojtěch Mašek, a librettist, screenwriter, artist, composer, and lyricist born in 1977, graduated in screenwriting from the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU). He made his directorial and screenwriting debut with the absurdist story of an exhibitionist called Tomík and his parents, which was featured in the anthology film Šest statečných (1999). He’s also contributed to several short student films. He and his classmate Džian Baban created, among other things, the comic trilogy Monstrkabaret Freda Brunolda uvádí (2004 to 2008) and a series of theater performances titled Jožkalipnikjebožíčlověkaneumílhát!, which were performed at Studio Hrdinů. Vojtěch Mašek introduced the concept of Recykliteratura, which involves combining photographs and texts found in books and magazines to create mainly short anecdotes, often absurd in nature, which sometimes form a cohesive story. This concept gained a lot of popularity on Facebook. In collaboration with director Václav Kadrnka and dramaturg Jiří Soukup, Vojtěch Mašek wrote the screenplay for the historical drama Křižáček (2017). The film, inspired by the epic poem by Jaroslav Vrchlický, is set in the high Middle Ages and received nine Czech Lion nominations, including for the screenplay.

František Štorm is a typeface designer, typographer, graphic artist, educator, specialized journalist, and musician. In 1993, he founded the Střešovice Type Foundry (later Storm Type Foundry) in Prague, which offers over 800 original fonts, including some of Štorm's original creations (like Serapion, 1997; Comenia Serif, 2009; Trivia, 2012). He has illustrated, among others, the collected works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft (since 2010). He is the author of Eseje o typografii (2009) (Essays on Typography). Štorm's talent is expressed across a variety of artistic disciplines. He engages in woodcutting, watercolor, photography, music composition, writing, and lecturing…

Markéta Pilátová is a Czech writer, Hispanist, and journalist. She graduated in Romance Studies and History from the Faculty of Arts at Palacký University in Olomouc. After her studies, she worked there for six years as a research assistant. From 2007 to 2008, she was the head of the foreign editorial office at the weekly magazine Respekt. She then traveled to Argentina and Brazil, spending five years in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul, São Paulo, and Buenos Aires. There, she taught descendants of Czech expatriates who had emigrated from Czechoslovakia to Brazil and Argentina. Her essays, foreign policy articles, reports, reviews, short stories, and author columns are published in various Czech media outlets (such as Respekt, Lidové noviny, and the cultural supplement of Právo Salon). She also writes short stories for the radio station Vltava and song lyrics for singer Monika Načeva. Currently, she works in the cultural department of the Cervantes Institute. She is married and lives in Prague and Velké Losiny.

Lukáš Fišárek graduated from the studio of animated film and television graphics at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague under Professor Barta. He works as a graphic designer and animator in his own studio, Oficina. He also plays the drums in the band Mezon.

Ivana B. Englmaierová graduated from the Faculty of Education at Charles University in Prague. After her studies, she began teaching, initially at a primary school and later at an art school, focusing on literature, drama, and visual arts. She is dedicated to working with and for children, organizing and co-organizing exhibitions of children's work. She co-authored three books for children about visual arts (Divus 1997) and is an active member of the Klášter association. She lives and works in Bechyně.

Veronika Holcová is a painter, illustrator, and graphic artist who graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. Her work is dreamlike and poetic, with references to romantic painting.

Petr Borkovec is a poet, writer, editor, translator, and literary activist. A graduate of Jan Kepler Gymnasium in Prague, he studied Czech language and literature at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, from 1989 to 1995 but did not complete his degree. He has worked as an editor for several magazines, taught at a literary high school, and directed and dramatized literary programs.

Currently, he is an editor at Fra publishing house and a dramaturge for the Fra literary café since 2005. He leads a seminar at VŠKK and regularly collaborates as a columnist with the literatura website, Vltava radio station, and magazines A2, Host, Full Moon, as well as with the Slovak literary review Fraktál.

His poetry collections include Prostírání do tichého (1990), Poustevna, věštírna, loutkárna (1991), Ochoz (1994), Mezi oknem, stolem a postelí (1996), Polní práce (1998), Needle-Book (2003), and a free cycle of twelve poems titled A.B.A.F. (Opus), Vnitrozemí, Sebrané a nové básně 1990-2005 (2002, Fra). His prose works include Berlínský sešit / Zápisky ze Saint-Nazaire (2008, Fra; second expanded edition as Zlodějíček, 2014), Jedna věta (Revolver Revue), Milostné básně (2012, Fra), Herbář k čemusi horšímu (2018, Fra), Lido di Dante (2017, Fra), and Petříček Sellier & Petříček Bellot (2019, Fra). His children's books include Všechno je to na zahradě (2013, Běžíliška), O čem sní (2016, Běžíliška), Věci našeho života (2017, Cesta domů), and Každá věc má něco společného se štěstím (2019, Běžíliška).

Jakub Kudláč, aka KK, was born years ago in Bratislava. He went to conservatory, studied composition, and played in the Bratislava band Volvic pič. He composed and recorded music for many animated films. Later, he moved to Prague and started a family. He lectures on film music at Tomas Bata University in Zlín, studies philosophy, and composes music for both film and theater. His first album, Baomuzikk, was released by Baobab publishing.

Jakub Plachý studied at the Studio of Illustration and Graphics at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. He is the author of educational author's books including Velká kniha čůrání (The Big Book of Peeing), Hakenkreuz in Ordinary Life, and Jak žijí dnes (How They Live Today), among others. His focus is on illustration, sign painting (Chyba & syn), and graphic design. He plays the drums and is one of the innovators behind the Xao gallery and bookstore. His latest publications include a book for young readers "Je Ráno" and a risograph-printed book for caffeine enthusiasts "Barista."

Alena Machoninová, a native of Prague, holds a degree in Russian Studies from the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, where she also earned her doctorate in Comparative Literature. Between 2006 and 2015, she served as a lecturer in Czech language and literature at Moscow State University. An expert in 20th and 21st century Russian literature, Machoninová specializes in unofficial Soviet poetry and modern prose. She co-translated the anthology Zloději všedních okamžiků (2015) (Thieves of Ordinary Moments) alongside Jan Machonin, showcasing poets from the Lianozovo School. Her contribution to literature extends to writing afterwards for works by acclaimed authors like Lyudmila Ulitskaya, Andrey Bitov, Helena Frischerová, and others, many of which she also translated. Her essays, academic papers, and literary critiques are published in various Czech and Russian journals and collections. In 2023, her original work "Hella" was published by Maraton.

After completing his studies at the Secondary School of Applied Arts in Uherské Hradiště, Chrudoš Valoušek graduated in monumental painting from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM) in 1979–1985. Since then, he has worked variously as a stoker, security guard, restorer, and repository manager. A master of linocut, he is a recipient of the Řádu staré hrmy BKS (the BKS Order of Old Junk),  a laureate of the Revolver Revue Award, and the first-ever award dedicated to linocut at the Graphic of the Year event. He is renowned for both his illustrations and his free linocut art, as well as his unique diary entries.

His literary works include Události, komentáře (1960–2020) (Events, Commentary), Puppet, Plum Pit, Plum, And Back to Puppet (Vojtěch Mašek, 2019), Valouškova zvířátka (2014) (Valoušek's Animals), Chrudošův zvěřinec (2014) (Chrudoš's Menagerie), Zazi v metru) (Zazie in the Metro) (Raymond Queneau, 2010), Žaloudění v Kundibále (J. Z. Lévi-Ostrowid, 2010), Chrudošův mix přísloví (2008) (Chrudoš's Mix of Proverbs), O zlaté mrkvi (2003) (The Golden Carrot). His book Puppet, Plum Pit, Plum, And Back to Puppet won the prestigious Bologna Ragazzi Award 2019 for Fiction, as well as the esteemed Dutch Zilveren penseel (Silver Brush) award.