(Egypt,1979) published his sensational novel The Gospel According to Adam in 2006. Aladdin, also known as Alaa Edin, has also written short stories and comic books for teenagers, as well as four other novels. Since the publication of The Gospel..., Aladdin is seen as an innovator in Arabic literature, given that the entire novel consists of one 60-page paragraph in "stream of consciousness" style. In it, he describes a society where all certainty has disappeared. Aladdin doesn't shy away from taboo in his work, and as a writer he enjoys rocking the boat. In May of 2013 he delivered a speech against the Egyptian regime at a gathering of Egyptian writers. Later, however, he refused to give a lecture because he feared that his words would be misused by the new leaders. Aladdin likes to experiment with different styles. For example, he uses a lot of slang in his latest novel about a writer of online stories, A Well-trained Stray (2014).

(New York, 1972) is an American graphic novelist and cartoonist. Her book Meideles (original title: Unterzakhn, which means "underwear") was also published in Dutch. This 2012 book in particular brought her international attention. In Meideles she portrays the twin sisters Esther and Fanya in a New York Jewish immigrant neighbourhood at the start of the 20th century, whose mother runs a corset shop. The sisters grow apart when Esther becomes a prostitute. Corman sketches a wonderful portrait of the Lower East Side, and of the hypocrisy and conservatism of New York's immigrant community at that time. She studied painting and illustration, works for The New York Times and other publications, and is a belly dancer.

(Werkendam, NL, 1961) is best known for his interviews about the ten commandments, of which a series of six have in the meantime been published in book form. As of 1997, he has interviewed countless people on the basis of the Bible's ten commandments. The process has provided fascinating pieces in which comedians such as Youp van 't Hek and many others talk freely about their childhood, their loves, their lives, their world views, and their motivations. Visser works as a journalist for publications like Trouw newspaper, the weekly media guide VARAgids, and Vrij Nederland magazine. He made his literary debut in 2003 with the novel De laatste dagen (The Last Days), which won the Anton Wachter Prize and the Geertjan Lubberhuizen Prize. Hemelval (Fall from Heaven) and Paganinipark followed in 2009. In his latest novel Hotel Linda (2012), a man returns from Brazil to Amsterdam after 65 years. During his search for an old love, he becomes lost in a forest of memories.

(Netherlands, 1987) is the author of the novels De consequenties (Consequences, 2014) and kamers antikamers (Rooms Anti-Rooms, 2019, nominated for the bng Bank Literature Prize). Her debut was nominated for the 2015 Libris Literature Prize and won the Anton Wachter Prize, the Lucy B. and C.W. van der Hoogt Prize, the Opzij Literature Prize, and the audience award of the Gouden Boekenuil. Translations of her novels have appeared in Germany, France, the Czech Republic and the United States. She has written for the Dutch weekly magazine De Groene Amsterdammer since 2014 and is an editor at Dutch literary magazine De Gids. Her book Zelf doen (Do It Myself, 2022) is a collection of essays written for De Groene. Published in 2023, Cassandra is about how disruptive a never-solved disappearance can be for everyone involved.