Helena Buckinx (°1970, in Schoten near Antwerp) makes her first painting at the age of 16 during a summer holiday.

Cauvery Madhavan was born in India and moved to Ireland 37 years ago. Her books Paddy Indian and The Uncoupling were published to critical acclaim.

Joel Schalit is an Israeli-American journalist who has covered European, Middle Eastern and US politics since 1994.

Alison Langley hates being asked where she is from. So far she’s lived in sixteen cities and towns in five countries.

Journalist Derek Blyth, author of The 500 Hidden Secrets of Antwerp, has lived in Belgium for almost three decades and has written countless articles about Belgian cities (for example as editor-in-chief of The Bulletin) and books like Flemish Cities Explored.

Latika M Bourke is a journalist & author in London, covering geopolitics, Australian & British politics and Writer-at-Large for The Nightly.

Jacqueline Chio Lauri’s first book is the highly acclaimed THE NEW FILIPINO KITCHEN: Stories and Recipes from around the Globe.

John Foster is a historian of European politics. He was educated in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany.

Irina has worked as a journalist, editor, translator, deputy mayor of Sofia and an advocate for Bulgarian and European NGOs.

Tony Connelly (born 21 December 1964, in County Antrim) is an Irish journalist and author. He is the Europe Editor for RTÉ News.