Adélia Carvalho was born in a small village in Penafiel and it was with her maternal grandfather that she learnt the art of storytelling.
She has a degree in Childhood Education from the Escola Superior de Educação do Porto. She taught at different schools for a few years but today is dedicated exclusively to writing. She opened the bookshop Papa-Livros and founded the Tcharan publishing house with the illustrator Marta Madureira. Adélia Carvalho has more than a dozen books published in Portugal and in other countries and has been present in the most diverse literary events, such as Correntes d’Escritas, Madeira Literary Festival and LeV – Literatura em Viagens. She has also represented Portugal in international entourages.

Since 2013, Alexandre Rosas has been the city councillor for culture at the Municipality of Ovar. However, he is also an illustrator with award-winning works, amongst them, his participation in the "Gil Vicente Festivals" in Guimarães, as part of the animation program of Euro 2004.
Before becoming responsible for the municipality of Ovar, he was in charge of the Marketing and Communication department at a company. In his curriculum, there are also several positions in sports and cultural associations.

Raúl Nieto Guridi was born in Sevilha in 1970.
He explored almost every field of image, print, graphic and editorial design, advertising and ephemeral architecture.
Since 2010, he has been both an illustrator and a secondary school drawing teacher. In illustration, he is especially dedicated to editorial illustration for children and young people, posters for theatre and dance, as well as to teaching creativity and visual storytelling workshops.
He is the author and co-author of a total of 83 books, some of which have been translated into over 14 languages.

Mafalda Milhões claims to be “a woman from the north” and says she has the rare power to believe in the most difficult projects. She has a degree in Graphic Arts. She not only tells stories, but she is also an editor, bookseller, an author and illustrator.
Recognised nationally and internationally, the artist supervises projects and teams in the area of books and education in and outside the country.
She has more than a dozen works published both in Portugal and abroad, works in curatorship, scenography and costumes for theatre, as well as several collaborations in collective and individual illustration exhibitions.

Marta Madureira is an illustrator and professor at Escola Superior de Design of the Instituto Politécnico do Cávado e do Ave, where she is the director of the Masters in Illustration and Animation. She has been distinguished with some relevant awards within this field and has about 30 illustrated books. She is, together with Adélia Carvalho, the founder of the Tcharan publishing house.
Additionally, she is also a researcher in the field of illustration as a collaborator at ID+ – Instituto for Research in Design, Media and Culture.