Chris Priestley is an award-winning writer of fiction and non-fiction. He was a successful illustrator, political cartoonist and strip cartoonist for twenty years before becoming published as a writer with Dog Magic! in 2000. He sometimes illustrates his own work – and occasionally other people’s (as he did with the UK edition of Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds).
Carlo Collodi, pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzo Filippo Giovanni Lorenzini (Florence, November 24, 1826 – Florence, October 26, 1890), was an Italian writer and journalist.
Ana Pessoa was born in Lisbon, in 1982. She’s an author of children’s and young adult books.
In 2011, she won Branquinho da Fonseca (Expresso/Gulbenkian) Prize with her first book O caderno vermelho da rapariga karateca (“The karate girl’s red notebook”).
In 2018, she was distinguished with the Maria Rosa Colaço Literary Prize for Aqui é um bom lugar (“Here is a good place”).
Isabel Minhós Martins was born in Lisbon in 1974. When she was a child, she wanted to be a journalist, an archaeologist or a pediatrician. She didn’t end up being any of those things, but she does love what she does. She studied at the Lisbon College of Fine Arts, before working as a creative in children’s communication. Later, together with a group of friends, she founded the publisher Planeta Tangerina.
Born in Florence, but now living and working in Milan at Studio Armadillo, Angelica Gerosa is a freelance illustrator and paper designer. She considers herself a multidisciplinary designer, as she loves working with different techniques and materials, depending on specific demands. Her work is distinguished by careful research into colors and shapes and their composition.
Born in Turin, she graduated in Contemporary Theatre in 2007 while working as an early childhood educator. This encounter with children shaped her passion for wonder, play, and human care—themes that still drive her work today.
Federico García Lorca (Fuente Vaqueros 1898 - Víznar, Granada, 1936) was one of the most original Spanish poets and playwrights of the 20th century. He participated in various modernist attempts, especially the Impressionist ones. He died during the first days of the civil war, shot by Franco's men. Among his collected works are: Romancero gitano (1928), Poeta en Nueva York (1940); among his plays: Bodas de sangre (1933), Casa de Bernarda Alba (1933).
Valentino Ronchi (Milan, 1976) has published the poetry books L’epoca d’oro del cineromanzo (nottetempo, 2016), Primo e parziale resoconto di una storia d’amore (nottetempo, 2017), Buongiorno ragazzi (Fazi, 2019), Ma tu l’hai letto “Il giovane Holden”? (Graphe.it, 2024) and the novels Riviera (Fazi, 2021) and Quasi niente (fve, 2024).
Valentina Pellizzoni was born in Cantù and holds a degree in Film History from the University of Bologna, along with a Master’s in Film and Television Production. After working as an assistant director on a soap opera, she realized that if she had to choose a kind of fiction, she much preferred the kind found in books. For years, she has managed a bookstore and has been organizing and teaching training courses on children's literature. She nurtures a passion for writing and contributes articles on literature and books to specialized blogs.
Barbara Bernardini was born and has always lived in the province of Latina. She graduated in Sociology and is now studying Environmental Humanities. She has been working in publishing, cultural planning and writing for about twenty years. She writes a fortnightly newsletter, Braccia Rubate, about ecology, agriculture and books. Her first book is Dall’orto al mondo. Piccolo manuale di resistenza ecologica (Nottetempo, 2023).