Elvira Menéndez was born in Ferrol in 1949. In terms of literature she has built up a wide range of work as a screenwriter for many significant Spanish media and has adapted plays for the stage, but she is best known as a writer for children and young people. Over her career she has written thirty-one books, all published by the best publishers in the sector, which means one can confidently claim that more than a generation has grown up reading her adventures. El corazón del océano is her first book for adults.
Emili Teixidor was born in 1933. After studying law, philosophy and arts, and journalism, he spent several years teaching. He is the author of an extensive and highly varied oeuvre, most of it translated into many languages and having won many prizes. 'Pa negre' was awarded the M. Ángels Anglada prize, the 'Lletra d'Or, the Joan Crexells and the National prize for Culture and Literature.
Emilio Amade (Madrid, 1971)
He was born in Madrid on the 16 July, 1971, and graduated in Fine Arts from the Ringling College of Art & Design, Sarasota, Florida (USA). Since 1995 he has worked on the newspaper EL MUNDO, where he is currently head of the Computer Graphics section. He has received various individual and collective prizes for his artisitic work, notably the Society of Newspaper Design award in 2005
Emilio Calderón is an historian, editor and writer. He dedicated himself exclusively to children's and young people's literature for ten years, and his published works include 'Continúan los crímenes en Roma', 'Julieta sin Romeo', 'El último crimen de Pompeya' and 'El misterio de la habitación cerrada'.