Ivana Sajko

Ivana Sajko, born in Zagreb in 1975, is a writer, theatre director and performer, working in the overlapping fields of literature, performance art and music. She is an author of four highly-praised novels and dozens of political theatre piees, among which Woman-bomb gained international success. Her many awards include the Chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et Lettres and the HKW Internationaler Literaturpreis. She lives in Berlin.

Mima Simić is a Croatian translator, award-winning film critic, writer and LGBTIQ+ media activist. She holds degrees in Comparative Literature and English Language and Literature from the University of Zagreb and Gender Studies from the Central European University. Simić was Croatia's first openly out LGBTIQ+ political candidate.