Dr. Hanna Heikenwälder, born on 1 April 1986 in Bad Oldesloe in Schleswig-Holstein, grew up south of Munich at Lake Starnberg. She studied molecular biology in Lübeck, the USA and at ETH Zurich before completing her doctorate at the Technical University of Munich on the links between inflammation and cancer development in the intestines. She then went on to research personalised treatment approaches for pancreatic cancer at the University of Heidelberg's surgical clinic and studied medicine for several semesters to improve her knowledge of anatomy.

Nena Tramountani inspires her readership with her soulful new adult and fantasy novels, most recently with the Twelve of Nights series, a magical romantic fantasy full of myths and legends set against the backdrop of a Greek mountain village.

Christian Gerhard was born in 1982. After studying East Asian Studies, he worked in Tokyo in the technology industry.
The author draws inspiration for his stories from the people and myths of the metropolises as well as from rural areas. Christian Gerhard lived in Japan for almost ten years.
The author Christian Gerhard regularly reaches up to 200,000 Japan fans on social media.

Randa Weiser, born in 1985, is the girl-next-door: a woman who breaks new ground where others run into walls. With her inexhaustible energy and zest for life, she and her family, as Randa_and_the_gang, inspire a large fan base on social media. Randa's family is from Jordan; she was born in Berlin, where she still lives today.

Ines Calic, born in Berlin, grew up in Berlin and Paris and studied law in Salzburg. She gained journalistic experience at the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation's (ORF) current affairs service before conducting research at the Institute for European Legal History on contemporary history and Nazi legislation. Controversial topics from science and politics provide material and background for her books. She writes crime novels and thrillers. Ines Calic is a member of the International Thriller Writers and the International League of Human Rights.

Mo Enders, born in 1983, roamed between the lines of countless books as a child, tried to give the childlike empress a name or fly with an umbrella. Today she tells her own stories and has the best job in the world. When she's not living in books, she lives in Berlin.

Margarete "Maggy" Prijak has been working at the Munich Oktoberfest since 1987. Since the age of 16, only a broken knee and the birth of her son have kept her away from the Theresienwiese. Maggy followed in the footsteps of her aunt and her mother, who, like many other members of her family, are firm favourites at the Augustiner-Festhalle. The Wiesn is Maggy's living room, between the beer benches she has laughed, cried and experienced countless crazy, funny and touching stories.

Stefan Lukschy was born in Berlin and grew up in Berlin, Munich and Hamburg. He comes from a family of artists. His mother was a painter, stage designer and interior designer, his father a film and theatre actor and director.
During his school years, he studied piano and conducting. At the same time, he developed an interest in literature, photography and film. After studying German language and literature, journalism, philosophy and musicology, he began studying directing at the dffb (German Film and Television Academy Berlin) in 1972.