Ricardo Chávez Castañeda Author

Ricardo Chávez Castañeda was born in Mexico City in 1961. He is one of the founding members of the Mexican literary movement known as the "Crack," which began in the 1990s with a group of young writers who broke with literary conventions in a reaction against the Latin American "Boom." Castañeda has won many prizes for his writing, which includes novels, short stories, essays, and children's books. He holds a BA in Psychology from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and a Master's Degree in Latin American Literature from New Mexico State University. He currently teaches creative writing at Middlebury College.

Alejandro Magallanes was born in Mexico City, in 1971, and graduated from the National School of Plastic Arts of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. He is dedicated to playing and working with letters and images and has created a style that has earned him important awards in Mexico and abroad. In addition to his extensive experience as a graphic designer and an illustrator, he is the author of books for children and young people.

Lawrence Schimel is a full-time author, writing in both Spanish and English, who has published over one hundred twenty books in a wide range of genres. He is also a prolific literary translator whose translations include La Bastarda (a Global Literature in Libraries Best Translated YA Honor Book, Lambda Literary Award finalist, and ALA Rainbow Book List selection) and Out in the Open (an Eisner Award finalist). He currently lives in Madrid.