Lailuma Sadid is a journalist and former diplomat from Afghanistan, who was whipped twice by the Taliban the first time they took power in Afghanistan.

Pramudith D Rupasinghe is a novelist from Sri Lanka and a laureate of the Golden Aster Prize for World Literature in 2020 for his work Bayan.

Barbara Vercruysse is a bestselling author, founder of ‘BV Empowerment & Kindness Institute’, internationally recognized Leadership Thinker…

Maria Laura Franciosi is journalist and writer with over 40 years’ experience in journalism.

Alison Mooney is an Irish speechwriter, poet and dancer, living and working in Brussels.

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.