Victor Rodriguez Núñez: (1955), is one of Cuba’s most outstanding and celebrated contemporary writers, with over 50 collections of his poetry published throughout the world. He has been the recipient of major awards in the Spanish–speaking region, including, in 2015, the coveted Loewe Prize. His selected poems have been translated into Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Macedonian, Serbian, Swedish, and Vietnamese. He has been a riveting presence at the most important international literary festivals, having read in more than forty countries. He divides his time between Gambier, Ohio, where he is currently Professor of Spanish at Kenyon College, and Havana, Cuba. More information at: www.victorrodrigueznunez.com

Elicura Chihuailaf: (1952), is a definitive voice of contemporary Mapuche poetry. He writes in both Mapuzugun and Spanish, and he has translated works by Pablo Neruda and others into Mapuzugun. His books include En el pais de la memoria (1988), El invierno, su imagen y otros poemas azules (1991), and De suenos azules y contrasuenos (1995), Recado confidencial a los chilenos (1999), Kallfv (2006), A orillas de un sueno azul (2010), La vida es una nube azul (2019), and El azul del tiempo que nos suena (2020). In 2020, he was awarded the National Literature Prize of Chile, becoming the first Mapuche writer to receive this honor.

Reina Maria Rodriguez: (1952), is recognized as a major poet and as an advocate for non–governmental cultural spaces. Her rooftop home, informally known as la azotea de Reina, served as a salon for the Cuban literary community for many years. English translations of her work include Violet Island and Other Poems (Green Integer, 2004), La Detencion del Tiempo /Time’s Arrest (Factory School, 2005), Other Letters to Milena (University of Alabama Press, 2014), and The Winter Garden Photograph (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2019). Among her many awards are Casa de las Americas poetry prizes in 1984 and 1998.

Sara Vanégas Coveña: (1950), has her Ph.D. in Germanic Philology from Munich and her Masters in Education from Cuenca. She has taught at universities in Madrid, Munich, and Bielefeld. She is a poet, essayist, translator, and cultural worker. Among her honors are the Matilde Hidalgo de Prócel Medal awarded by Ecuador’s National Assembly in 2017 and the Jorge Carrera Andrade National Poetry Prize for her collected works in 2000. She has published 13 books of poetry, nine critical anthologies, a novela for children, a dictionary of Ecuadorean authors and dozens of essays.