Eva Volfová, born in 1979 in Teplice, is a versatile artist focusing on drawing, printmaking, collage, textile collage, embroidery, and mixed media. She also runs art workshops for children and adults and teaches art education. Eva studied textiles at VŠUP in Prague and completed internships in Jiří Lindovský's graphics studio at AVU, Juraj Horváth's studio of illustration and graphics at VŠUP, and the Textile Department at the University of Ljubljana. She has authored several illustrated and picture books for children and regularly exhibits her work.

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.

Kateřina Klaricová worked at the Museum of Decorative Arts in the 1980s as a photography department specialist, where she prepared exhibitions and authored scholarly publications on photography, including works on František Drtikol. Following the political changes in 1989, she took on the role of cultural section manager at the presidential office. In 1992, she opened a teahouse in Prague's Celetná Street, and later, another in the Náprstkovo Museum, which she established as new, unconventional cultural centers. She is a writer of poetry, short stories, and fairy tales.

Luboš Drtina specializes in book and magazine design, illustration, poster creation, exhibition design, author's books, CD design, and free graphic work. Since 1990, he has been designing book layouts and illustrations for various publishers including Pražská imaginace, ERM, Eminent, Thyrsus, Paseka, Volvox Globator, Knihcentrum, Nakladatelství Franze Kafky, Mladá fronta, Akropolis, Academia, Argo, and others. He has graphically designed over 500 book titles. Since 2003, he has been publishing his own bibliophile edition. He has received awards in both domestic and international competitions and from 2003 to 2013, he worked as a lecturer in the studio of type design and typography at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague.

David Dolenský, grew up in the beautiful region of Podkrkonoší, but now lives in Prague. He often spends time in nature to get away from city life. David is studying Illustration and Graphics at UMPRUM and has completed internships in Birmingham and at Berlin's UDK. His artistic talents don't stop at drawing and illustration; he's also recently taken up tattooing, playing the guitar, and enjoys making various kinds of crafts.

Františka Loubat (née Lachmanová), completed her degree in Illustration and Graphics at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague in 2014. She stands out as one of the most intriguing Czech illustrators, with a notable presence in the comic book scene. Her portfolio covers a wide range of styles, themes, and disciplines. Her work is featured on platforms such as ilustratori.net, Baobab publishing house, artalk.cz with her comic strip starring Custodian Květa, and in Art and Antiques magazine, where her comic Umělec (The Artist), inspired by the fine arts scene, is published. Loubat collaborates with scriptwriter Tomáš Končinský on these projects. She earned the Muriel award for best comic strip with Květa at KomiksFEST! 2014 and the ART BOOK WANTED Edition Lidu award for her noir comic SICKTOWN two years prior. Loubat also gained attention for her project Vážně typický! (Seriously Typical!) in the Charles Square subway station, where she painted large comic strips on the wall, capturing a micro-story between a man and a woman with her distinctive drawing style. Besides comic strips, she designs book covers, illustrations, posters, and is a member of the band Vobezdud.

Eva Maceková, graduated from the Prague School of Applied Arts (VŠUP) where she studied textile design, illustration, and graphics. She sews, paints, draws, and prints. With lively energy, she blends various techniques to create art that is bold and immediate. Eva brings a punk-like virility to her work, making inventive use of any materials at hand. Her art is marked by vivid colors, an oddball psychedelic flair, and a hint of nostalgia.

Nikola Logosová graduated in illustration from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM). She enjoys working with various materials and techniques, exploring new artistic expressions. Her work encompasses both everyday themes and dreamlike motifs. She is a member of the audio-visual duo GAUNER.

Jaroslav Tvrdoň graduated in the field of Theory and History of Modern and Contemporary Art from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague. Since 2010, he has co-directed the RUBATO publishing house with Petr Januš, and since 2020, he has focused his efforts largely on samizdat prints which he publishes under his own brand OFFICINA PRAGA. He publishes essays on book and graphic design, literature, and visual arts, particularly in the magazines A2, a cultural fortnightly, and HOST. He also engages in editorial and publishing work and teaches the history of graphic design and typography. He has been twice awarded in the competition for the Most Beautiful Books of the Czech Republic for his own book designs. Many years ago, he published a collection of short stories Tam, nahoře (Way Up There) (2005). Recently, for his own pleasure, he published the small Manuál rybářského učně (Fishing Apprentice’s Handbook) (2022). He is currently preparing more books for publication.

Magdaléna Platzová grew up in Prague, the daughter of writer Eda Kriseová and documentarian Josef Platz. After studying philosophy and a brief acting career, she worked as a journalist for Literární noviny and Respekt. She is the author of novels such as Aaron's Leap, The Anarchist, and Druhá strana ticha (The Other Side of Silence), two collections of short stories, and a children's book Toník a jeskyně snů (Toník and the Cave of Dreams). Since 2009, she has been living in Lyon with her husband and three children.

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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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.

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.

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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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.

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).