Kristin Dimitrova is a poet, writer and translator. She is the author of eight books of poetry and six poetry selections, two novels, and three short stories collections. Books by Dimitrova have been translated and published in the UK, Mexico, Ireland, Switzerland, Chile, India, Belarus, Romania, and Czechia.

Dimitrova holds a doctoral degree in journalism and mass communications. She is a winner of seven awards for poetry, four for fiction, and two for poetry translation from English. Works by her have been translated into 29 languages and published in 38 countries. This is her first work to appear in English. 

Tom Phillips is a UK-born writer, translator and lecturer living in Bulgaria where he teaches at Sofia University. His poetry has been widely published in journals, anthologies, pamphlets and three full-length collections while he has also authored around 20 plays produced in the UK. His translations of Bulgarian poetry have also been widely published. Prior to moving to Bulgaria, he worked as a journalist for arts magazine Venue and taught at the universities of Reading and Bath Spa.