María Rubio (Zaragoza, 1987) is a screenwriter and novelist. She studied Publicity and Public Relations and her work in the advertising industry has won her several awards. Without doubts, however, what she most enjoys is humour.

Eduald Palma (Torelló) is the author of this text, but he is an illustrator and designer by training and profession. He has published books both nationally and internationally, such as El gran llibre dels somnis [The Big Book of Dreams] (translated into several languages).

An educational psychologist and professor of Special Education, the author uses various self-growth techniques to develop awareness. As a child I would watch the cars from my window and I would ask myself why they had to make so much noise.

María Tena (born Madrid, 1953) spent her childhood in Dublin and Montevideo. She has a degree in literature, specialising in Hispanic literature, and also holds a law degree. She has spent her professional life in public administration working on cultural and educational projects.

The illustrator Màriam Ben-Arab was born in Roca del Vallès, near Barcelona, in 1983. She picked up a pencil at an early age and never put it down. She studied Fine Art at the Universidad de Barcelona, and specialised in illustration at the Escola Llotja.

She graduated in Applied Arts from the University of Moholy-Nagy with a specialism in visual communication. She studied Italian Language and Literature at the University of Budapest and works as an illustrator of children's books.

Mariano Peyrou (Buenos Aires, 1971) has lived in Madrid since 1976. He is a Spanish poet, a musician and holds a degree in Social Anthropology. He received a grant for artistic creation enabling him to live at the Residencia de Estudiantes.

Mariano Quirós (born in Resistencia, province of Chaco, Argentina, in 1979) is the author of novels ROBLES (Oaks) (First Premio Bienal-CFI prize), TORRENTE (Torrent) (Premio Festival Iberamericano de Nueva Narrativa), RIO NEGRO (Premio Laura Palmer no ha muerto) (Laura Palmer Hasn't Died Prize) T

Born in Madrid in 1947, the author holds a degree in Biology and is a university teacher in the subject of Science Education at USC. Her first books were for the youngest readers, for instance "A formiga coxa" (The Ant Thigh, 1989) and "O rescate do peneireiro" (Rescuing the Kestrel, 1990).

Marilyn Bobes León (La Habana, 1955) is a true institution in Cuba. For many readers she is the voice of female literature on the largest island of the Antilles.