Painter, illustrator, and writer, Daisy Mrázková is the author of more than a dozen picture books for children. She studied at the School of Applied Arts under Professor Antonín Strnadel between 1943 and1944. As an artist, she participated in numerous exhibitions and, along with her husband, was a member of the art group UB 12. Her artistic pursuits included oil painting, and from 1962, children's literature and book illustration. Later in her career, she predominantly focused on pen drawings, colored pencil sketches, and in the 1990s, egg tempera painting. She began exhibiting in 1958 and was a member of the Artistic Association. Her literary works have been translated into Slovak, English, German, Japanese, Lithuanian, and Slovenian. In the 1970s, she pioneered the 'bilderbuch' genre for children. Until her death in 2016, her life remained entwined with of her husband’s, painter Jiří Mrázek (1920–2008).

Michaela Kukovičová graduated from the animation studio at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, where she now works as an assistant in the Illustration and Graphics Studio. She focuses on book and magazine illustration, animation, directing music videos and short films, and illustrating for websites. She leads children's art workshops in cities including Prague, Brno, Bratislava, Warsaw, Bucharest, and Vienna. Kukovičová collaborates with the graphic studio REDESIGN and publishes books with Baobab, Akropolis, Labyrint, and Albatros publishers. Her work breathes new life into the poetic and pop-art approach to using found materials, and is playful and often surprising. Michaela Kukovičová has won awards in competitions such as the Most Beautiful Book of the Year and the Golden Ribbon.

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."

Radůza, born Radka Vranková, is a Czech singer, chansonnière, songwriter, accordionist, and music composer. Besides writing her own songs, she also composes classical and theatrical music, as well as studies the folk music of various European nations.

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…

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.

Klára Zahrádková studied illustration and graphics at Prague's UMPRUM with Juraj Horváth, interned with Kryštof Kintera and at Berlin's UDK under Henning Wagenbreth. She has authored books such as Návody k použití (Instructions for Use), Kůže kožešina trofej lasička fretka kuna otazník (Skin Fur Trophy Weasel Ferret Marten Question Mark, a photo collection from aukro.cz), Z oceli a větru (Of Steel and Wind), Gewalttätige Rezepte ohne Blut (Recipes of Bloodless Violence), Aroma souznění (Harmony’s Aroma), and Jaro (Spring). She focuses on illustration and graphic design through onkubator.com, and collaborates with the Czech experimental music scene. Living and working in Prague and Leipzig, she co-runs the XaoXax gallery and bookstore with Alžběta Zemanová, Zuzana Bramborová, and Jakub Plachý.

Renata Bellingerová graduated from a humanities-focused high school and works as a telephone operator. She writes sarcastic, socially nuanced texts and fairy tales in a lively, original language.

Josef Hiršal was a Czech poet and translator. He collaborated with his colleague and partner, Bohumila Grögerová, and together, they were awarded the Tom Stoppard Prize in 1986 for their work Let let. Hiršal came from a farming family. He received his primary education in Chomutice, where his family moved. After finishing elementary school, he studied at a teacher's institute in Jičín, graduating in 1940. Briefly working as a teacher and then as a forestry manager, he became an editor for the newspaper Svobodné slovo (Free Word) in 1945, followed by editorial roles at the publishing house Orbis. Between 1950 and 1958, he gradually moved through editorial positions at the publishing houses Brázda, Naše vojsko, and Československý spisovatel.

Hiršal was a member of the literary group Ohnice, centered around the poet Kamil Bednář, and published his poems in its eponymous anthology. From 1959 to 1963, he worked as the head of promotion, and in the review Knižní kultura (Literary Culture) as the deputy editor-in-chief. Starting from 1966, he dedicated himself entirely to writing and translation activities.

Dora Dutková studied philosophy at FFUK in Prague and completed her studies in illustration and graphics at VŠUP in Prague. Her activities include drawing, graphic design, animated film, and illustration. Her authorial children's book Vytahaný koblih (The Stretched Donut) was published by the Scientia publishing house, and she recently illustrated Christian Morgenstern's Gallows Songs for the Labyrint publishing house. Her own book, Papaver, was published by the Argo publishing house.

She studied illustration and graphic design at Umprum. Founder and only employee of Linostock, the first linocut photo bank (www.linostock.com). She enjoys portraiture, drawing and engraving, teaching art to children, writing, and outlining non-profit business plans. She is the author of comic strips about Expert and his admirers. She irregularly records career growth secrets in her Entrepreneur Diary.
 

Originally from Prague, Mgr. Tereza Říčanová, Ph.D., moved to a farm in Mezná in the Vysočina region twenty years ago, and has been living there ever since. She studied illustration and graphics at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, in the studio of Jiří Šalamoun. She completed her Ph.D. in the studio of illustration and graphics at the same university. Tereza Říčanová's artistic work spans a wide range of disciplines, including writing and illustrating children's books. Among her authored books are To je Istanbul (This is Istanbul) (2018), Obrazy světa (The World In Pictures) (2016), Psí knížka (Dog Book) (2014), Velikonoční knížka (Easter Book) (2012), Noemova archa (Noah's Ark) (2010), Měsíček svítí (The Moon Is Shining) (2008), Vánoční knížka (Christmas Book) (2008), and Kozí knížka (Goat Book) (2005). She performs in a unique theater show about the wolf Šedivák and the Black Lady, and her energetic theatricality extends to leading art workshops. Besides illustrating children's books, she has long been dedicated to painting, where she focuses on plants and dreams. Her dominant artistic techniques include graphics and glass underpainting. Since 2019, she has also embraced the role of a dancer, performing in the Kozí kraviny show at the Ponec Theater with Barbara Látalová. That same year, she received the M. Šašek Foundation Award for the design of the Kravská kniha (Cow Book), which she is preparing for publication. In the past, she has received awards such as the Most Beautiful Book of the Czech Republic and the Golden Ribbon. Her illustrated album Noemova archa (Noah's Ark) was nominated for the Magnesia Litera prize.

Magdaléna Křížová is a graduate of Hebrew Studies at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University. She focuses on modern Israeli Hebrew literature, and her translation workshop has produced a significant number of translations. She has introduced Czech audiences to the works of A. B. Yehoshua (novels The Lover, Mr. Mani, Journey to the End of the Millennium, and Five Seasons), and has also translated works by Sayed Kashua, Etgar Keret, Amir Gutfreund, among others. She teaches modern Hebrew literature with a focus on translation issues.

Václav Kaplický was a Czech novelist, journalist, and author of Czech historical fiction and legionnaire prose. He is best known as a writer of historical fiction. Born at a solitary farmstead called Červený Dvůr near Kozí Hrádek, he studied at a gymnasium and technical school in nearby Tábor, where he lived (1904–1914) in a house on the square close to the school. He graduated in 1914 and was drafted into the First World War the following year and sent to the Galician front. There, he was captured in 1916 and subsequently joined the Czechoslovak legions. In 1918, he was a delegate at a banned military congress and, following this discovery, was arrested and imprisoned in Vladivostok. Upon his return to Czechoslovakia (1919), he became an employee of the secretariat of the Socialist Union of Czechoslovak Legionnaires and shortly thereafter (1919–1922) served as an official at the Ministry of National Defense. From 1922 to 1950, he worked in several publishing houses (e.g., Čin, Pokrok, Družstevní práce, Melantrich), initially as an official and later as a managing editor, such as in 1926 when he worked in the editorial office of Cestami odboje – Jak žily a kudy táhly československé legie (The Paths of Resistance – Life and Marches In the Czechoslovak Legions). From 1950 onwards, he dedicated himself solely to literature. He aimed to deepen popular reading with a critical view, especially on social issues, but later focused exclusively on historical prose, with the core of his work being the Hussite era, the period of witch trials and lawlessness, and various uprisings, revolts, and popular resistance.