Born in Bogotá, Federico Díaz-Granados published his first book when he was 21 years old and has since been an active player in the literary scene, publishing three more books of his own poetry, three different anthologies of young Colombian poets, a selection of poems about jazz and a translation of the poems of Jim Morrison. He is also a literary critic, teaches literature in a university, takes part in the activities of the Casa de Poesía Silva and is a member of the organising committee of the Bogotá Poetry Festival.

Born in Ibagué, Colombia, Luz Mary Giraldo is a poet, literary critic and university professor. She has published several anthologies of Colombian short stories; her poetry has been included in Colombian and foreign anthologies; she has given poetry readings in Barcelona, Florence, Seattle, Mexico City; and she has been invited to the International Poetry Festival of Bogotá and to the International Poetry Festival of Medellín. She has published five books of poetry in Colombia and, in the United States, a shared anthology with Oscar Torres Duque.

After a Masters in Latin American literature at the Sorbonne in 1994, Montoya embarked immediately on a successful literary career in Paris, publishing four books of poetry, an anthology of her work and several Spanish translations of French poets and female poets from Africa and the Middle East. She has published her poems in journals from Colombia, Cuba, France, Morocco, Mexico, Canada and Spain, and has been invited to a handful of international poetry festivals. She is presently co-director of the publishing house of world poetry, L’Oreille du Loup.