Yevgeniy Breyger was born in 1989 in Kharkiv, Ukraine, and moved to Germany with his family in 1999. He completed studies in Creative Writing and Cultural Journalism in Hildesheim, Literary Writing at the German Literature Institute Leipzig, and Curatorial Studies at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main. In 2016, he published his debut collection "flüchtige monde" with kookbooks. Breyger received the Leonce and Lena Prize in 2019 from the city of Darmstadt and the Munich Poetry Prize in 2021. His second poetry collection "Gestohlene Luft" was published in 2020, followed by "Frieden ohne Krieg" in 2023, both with kookbooks. Yevgeniy Breyger lives and works in Vienna.

Lana Lux, born in 1986 in Dnipro, is a German-speaking writer, illustrator, and presenter of Ukrainian-Jewish descent. At the age of ten, she emigrated with her parents as a quota refugee to the Ruhr area. She completed her Abitur in 2007 and initially studied Oecotrophology in Mönchengladbach. Later, she trained as an actress at the Michael Chekhov Studio in Berlin. Following her much-acclaimed debut novel "Kukolka" (2017) and "Jägerin und Sammlerin" (2020), both published by Aufbau Verlag, her latest novel "Geordnete Verhältnisse" was released in the spring by Hanser Berlin. Lana Lux lives and works in Berlin.

Nele Holdack has been the co-editor of the "Andere Bibliothek" at Aufbau Verlag since 2024. As the lead editor for modern classics and classics, she was responsible for publishing works by authors such as Brigitte Reimann, Tillie Olsen, Hans Fallada, Victor Klemperer, and Mark Twain.

Shelly Kupferberg was born in 1974 in Tel Aviv and grew up in West Berlin. She studied journalism, theater, and musicology in Berlin. In addition to numerous contributions for ARD, she has been hosting cultural, literary, and social magazines (DLF Kultur and rbbKultur) for almost 30 years. Besides her regular live radio shows, she moderates concerts, readings, and conferences, as well as events for cultural institutions and festivals. Her literary debut "Isidor" was published by Diogenes in the fall of 2022 and appeared on the SPIEGEL bestseller list. Shelly Kupferberg lives in Berlin.

Marje Schuetze-Coburn is the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and the Feuchtwanger Librarian at the USC Libraries. During her time at USC, Schuetze-Coburn has worked in various positions, including Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Dean of Research, Director of Special Collections & Archives, and Senior Associate Dean.

Michaela Ullmann has been the Head of the Instruction and Assessment Division and leads the Teaching & Learning Department of the USC Libraries since February 2023. From 2006 to 2023, Michaela managed the Feuchtwanger Memorial Library at the USC Libraries.