Born in 1978, Mohammad Rabie is the author of three acclaimed novels. His first novel, Amber Planet, won first prize in the Emerging Writers category of the Sawiris Cultural Award in 2012. He lives in Cairo, Egypt.

Robin Moger is the translator of Women of Karantina by Nael Eltoukhy, among other books, and his translation for Writing Revolution won the 2013 English PEN Award for outstanding writing in translation. He lives in Cape Town, South Africa.