Antonio Tabucchi was an Italian writer and academic who taught Portuguese language and literature at the University of Siena, Italy. Deeply in love with Portugal, he was an expert, critic and translator of the works of Fernando Pessoa from whom he drew the conceptions of saudade, of fiction and of the heteronyms. Tabucchi was first introduced to Pessoa's works in the 1960s when attending the Sorbonne. He was so charmed that when he returned to Italy, he took an introductory course in Portuguese for a better comprehension of the poet.
Lucía Etxebarria de Asteinza is a Spanish writer, winner of Premio Nadal in 1998 and Premio Planeta de Novela in 2004.
José Antonio Villarrubia Jiménez-Momediano, known professionally as José Villarrubia, is a Spanish-American artist and art teacher who has done considerable work in the American comic book industry, particularly as a colorist.
AARGH (Artists Against Rampant Government Homophobia) was a 76-page one-off comics anthology published by Mad Love in 1988.
Gianni Celati was an Italian writer, translator, and literary critic.
Arturo Carrera is an Argentine poet.
Eva Cantarella is an Italian classicist. She is professor of Roman law and ancient Greek law at the University of Milan, and has served as Dean of the Law School at the University of Camerino.
Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman is a tribute to comics creator Alan Moore edited by Gary Spencer Millidge and Smoky Man and published by Abiogenesis Press in May 2003. Published to raise awareness and funds for charity, its first printing swiftly sold out, with a second, "corrected" published in November 2003.
Enrique Vila-Matas is a Spanish author. He has authored several award-winning books that mix genres and has been branded as one of the most original and prominent writers in the Spanish language.
Antonio Moresco is an Italian writer.
Andrea Bajani is an Italian novelist, poet, and journalist. After his debut with Cordiali saluti, it was Se consideri le colpe which brought him a great deal of attention. Antonio Tabucchi wrote about his debut novel, "I read this book with an excitement that Italian literature hasn't made me feel in ages." The book won the Super Mondello Prize, the Brancati Prize, the Recanati Prize and the Lo Straniero Prize.
Enrico "Erri" De Luca is an Italian novelist, translator and poet. He has been recognized by critic Giorgio De Rienzo of Corriere della Sera as "the writer of the decade". He is also known for his opposition to the Lyon-Turin high speed train line, and is being sued for having called for its sabotage. On 19 October 2015, De Luca was cleared of inciting criminal damage. He reacted to the not-guilty verdict declaring that "An injustice has been avoided."
Livio Melina is a priest of the Catholic Church and an Italian theologian.
Santiago Millán Montes, professionally known as Santi Millán, is a Spanish actor, showman and television presenter.
Pierdomenico Baccalario is an Italian author of children's and young adult fiction, best known for his Ulysses Moore series that sold more than 10 million copies worldwide.
Cecilia Eudave is a Mexican writer, researcher, and university professor.
Ana Juan is a Spanish artist, illustrator and painter.
Anagrama is a Spanish publisher founded in 1969 by Jorge Herralde. In 2010, it was sold to the Italian publisher Feltrinelli.
José Luis Espejo Pérez, is a Spanish-language writer specializing in historical essays.
