Ana Alonso (Tarrasa, Barcelona, 1970). A Spanish writer and translator, Ana Alonso studied Biology at the University of León and has worked both as a secondary school teacher and a translator.

ANA ALONSO (Tarrasa, Barcelona; 1970). Escritora e tradutora espanhola, Ana Alonso estudou Biologia na Universidade de Leão e trabalhou como professora de ensino médio e tradutora.

is for authors. It all begins with them. Authors are the reason that we are gathered here. They are the yarn-spinners. They are the enchanters. We look to them for solace, for entertainment, for wisdom acquired through vicarious experience, for news from other landscapes.

Amy Jean was born in Cádiz in 1991 and has a degree in audio-visual communication and a masters in cinematographic screenplay. She is a director and script-writer and combines her writing with work at the film and advertising production company she founded with two friends.