Conceição Lima is a poet and journalist from São Tomé. She studied journalism in Portugal and worked for radio, TV and press in São Tomé and Principe. In 1993 she founded the independent magazine O País Hoje. She was its editor-in-chief for the whole time of its existence. She has a degree in Afro-Portuguese and Brazilian Studies by King's College, London. She was a producer of the BBC Service in Portuguese. Lima lives and works as a journalist in her home country. Her poems were published in journals, magazines and anthologies in many countries. She published three poetry books: O Útero da Casa (The Uterus of the Home, 2004), A Dolorosa Raiz do Micondó (The Painful Root of Micondó, 2006) and O País do Akendenguê (The Country of Akendenguê, 2011). ...

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.