Kathrin Wilhelmy, born in 1987, works as an author, theatre actress and acting lecturer. She began her writing career by penning short stories and young adult novels, the latter of which were published under a pseudonym by Oetinger Verlag. Since her youth, she has devoured suspense in a wide variety of formats, and now that her own ideas have been knocking ever louder, she can hardly wait to lure her readers down the wrong track and keep them breathlessly on the edge of their seats with her thriller debut. The author lives with her family near Trier.

Meik Gudermann has worked in more professions than many series have seasons: after several years in youth welfare, he completed an internship and switched to radio as a presenter, from where he immersed himself in the dazzling world of musicals. There, he first managed the social media presence and then worked his way up to Head of Content. Many different worlds, but the same Menners everywhere. Today, he is an author, content creator and, according to one particularly annoyed hater, ‘a gay explainer who explains the world to men’.

Wiktoria A. Wieczorek has lived and written in a small town in Lower Saxony since childhood. Even at a young age, she loved to immerse herself in her own dream world full of princesses and rock stars. This enthusiasm for storytelling developed into a passion, which she expresses on her blog chapteraway, where she regularly presents her favourite books and shares them with other bookworms. Aside from her literary adventures, the author is a trained media designer, where she indulges her creative streak and love of detail.

Inga Hanka (born 1988) worked as a copywriter and photographer for radio, print and various online media before combining creative writing techniques with current coaching methods in workshops under the motto ‘Create instead of consume’. She lives with her husband and three children in Kempen on the Lower Rhine, where they run a nursery.

Mark Leonard is a parent coach, content creator, and father of a “panda child.” 
After completing his PhD in electrical engineering and information technology at TU Darmstadt, he turned his back on research to spend more time with his son.

Jette Kötschau, born in 1992 and raised in the Siebengebirge, worked as an editor for various publishing houses after completing her studies in German language and literature and the theories and practices of professional writing. She lives with her family in Cologne. Dabei waren wir uns immer so nah is her debut novel

Jessica Iser, born in 1991 with German-Spanish roots, has been writing fantasy stories since childhood. She is most at home in the darkly romantic corners of the genre, from dark fantasy to horror. Her debut novel, Deathbound, was nominated for the 2022 Seraph Fantasy Award in the »Best Independent Title« category. The kickoff of her fantasy duology will be published by the Droemer Knaur publishing group in spring 2026.  

Henrik Szántó, born in 1988, is half Hungarian, half Finnish and lives as an author and presenter in Hanover. As a spoken word artist, Szántó performs on stages throughout the German-speaking world. Szántó gives seminars on poetic and creative writing, performance and presentation skills, and prepares stages for new and established voices. The core themes of his work are multilingualism, remembrance work and cultural diversity.