DRAGANA TRIPKOVIĆ is a poet, playwright, journalist and activist from Podgorica, Montenegro. She has published several critically acclaimed volumes and is a founder and coordinator of the alternative theatre group ATAK.

DAMIR ŠODAN is a poet, playwright and translator, born in Split. He has published seven collections of poetry, three books of selected plays as well an anthology of Croatian neorealist poetry and the anthology of contemporary European poetry, Are There Any Poets in Monte Carlo (Croatian PEN, 2022).

Elena Baglai Nikolic is a Montenegrin-based visual artist originally from Kazan, Russia. She studied painting and drawing at the Kazan Art School named after N.I. Feshin , pr. Vagapov.M.A., she has lived and worked in Budva, Montenegro, where she also runs a private art school. Elena’s practice includes painting, graphic arts, and decorative panels, often using mixed materials such as ceramics, textiles, and wood. Her commissioned works have been featured in luxury hotel projects, including Harmonia and Nikki Beach, with over 160 pieces created. She has participated in international group and solo exhibitions and biennales, and her works are part of private collections in Montenegro and abroad. Elena’s art reflects her deep interest in texture, rhythm, and the emotional resonance of visual form.