Cristina Barbosa, a writer and teacher from São Tomé and Príncipe, was born on Príncipe Island on 24th of March 1943. She studied in the Unites States of America and has a degree in English and Arts and Science. Professionally, she was a teacher of English, Portuguese and History and carried many public duties. She was a translator and interpreter for the Government of São Tomé and UNICEF and secretary of the President of the Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. In 1995 she founded the Association of Disabled of São Tomé. She is the author of Ye Rêguê (Rise the Príncipe Island, 2012).

Manuel Teles Neto is a writer born in 1964 in Madre Deus on São Tomé Island. He studied in his home country, former Soviet Union and Portugal. He dedicates himself to writing both poetry and prose since he was very young. His first book was a poetry collection Maresia Tropical (Smell of a Tropical Sea, 1993). His novel Retalhos do Massacre de Batepá (Pieces from the Batapá Massacre) won the Sonangol Prize in 2005. His pen name is Malé Madeçu.

Rafael Branco, born in 1953, is a well-known politician and writer from São Tomé. As a politician, he was Minister of Foreign Affairs (2000-2001), Minister of Public Works (2003) and Prime Minister (2008-2010). He was as well the president of the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Principe – Social Democratic Party. His work contains of two books: Makuta: Antigamente Lá Na Roça (Makuta: Long Time Ago on the Plantation, 2004) and Lévélengué: As Gravanas de Gabriela (Lévélengué: Gabriela's Dry Seasons, 2006). Lévélengué won the honorable mention of Sonangol Prize in Literature 2005.