Joakim Palmkvist, b. 1967, is one of Sweden’s most established crime reporters. He is one of the authors of the successful Maffiakrig (2011), and told the story of serial killer Peter Mangs in Äventyr i Svenssonland (2015).

Maria Nygren is screenwriter, director and author, bom 1975 in Bollnäs, Sweden. She has studied at Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts and now lives in Stockholm.

MARIE OSKARSSON is a journalist and writer of about ten books. The book “Take a chance” is affectionate and finely tuned in its description of first love and the torment of taking a chance on someone. Marie Oskarsson has three children and lives in Gothenburg.

Maud Onnermark is well-known for her simple and reliable recipes, as a TV chef and as a food writer in various publications. She has written several popular cook books and received an award from the Swedish Gastronomic Academy in 2002 for her work as a food writer.

GRETHE ROTTBÖLL worked for many years as a singer and now she writes children’s books too: poems, rhymes, songs and fact books are some of her specialities. Playfulness and originality are her trademarks.

NATALIA BATISTA lives in Lund and has studied at the ‘cartoon school’ in Malmö. She has published albums of her own work in both Sweden and Germany.