José Luís Peixoto, born in 1974, is prolific in all fields of his creation. He writes both prose and poetry, as well as dramatic texts. He has already received several awards for his work, including the José Saramago Literary Award. Peixoto is known as a new voice of Portuguese literature, and the literary prize awarded to young creators was named after him.

Urška Rupar Vrbinc holds a BA in English and Comparative Literature. She translates from English and Portuguese. Her translation work has been published in in the magazines Mentor, Idiot and on the ARS program while her poetry was published in the Collection 100, a collection of haikus published at the 100th anniversary of the First World War.