Rade Jarak rođen je u Dubrovniku (Hrvatska) 1968. Objavio je dvadesetak knjiga. Radi kao nastavnik crtanja i slikanja, živi u Zagrebu.
Objavljeni radovi, knjige:
Romani: Kiša, Sol, Duša od krumpira, Enciklopedija očaja, Pustinje (Zagreb 2008, Beograd 2008, Skoplje 2012,) nagrada “Jutarnji list” 2009. Yu Puzzle (Beograd 2013, Zagreb 2014.)
Dnevnici: Japanski dnevnik (dnevnik iz Japan 2009-10.) i Sutra (dnevnik: 2009-11.)
Kratke priče: Tango (novel-poem), Wakamono i Žuto
Zbirke priča: Termiti i druge priče, Crna svila i Plaža
Naučnofantastični roman: Strašni
Eseji: Pohvala ulici
Poezija: Demon u pari kupaonice, Vlak za Bangalore i Kaja
Roman Simić, rođen je 1972. godine u Zadru. Urednik književnih časopisa, pokretač i umetnički direktor Festivala europske kratke priče. Kao prozni pisac uvršten je u više antologija i pregleda hrvatske proze, a priče su mu prevođene na desetak jezika. Objavio: U trenutku kao u divljini (poezija, 1996); Mjesto na kojem ćemo provesti noć (priče, 2000); U što se zaljubljujemo (priče, 2005.); Nahrani me (priče, 2012.). Knjiga U što se zaljubljujemo dobitnica je nagrade Jutarnjeg lista za najbolju hrvatsku proznu knjigu u 2005. godini, a prevedena je na nemački, španski, slovenski, makedonski, a objavljena u Srbiji u izdanju Arhipelaga. Knjiga priča Nahrani me nagrađena je Kiklopom za najbolje prozno književno delo u Hrvatskoj 2012. godine, prevedena na nemački jezik, a jednu od priča iz te zbirke osvojila je nagradu Ranko Marinković. Roman Simić zaposlen je kao urednik u izdavačkoj kući Fraktura.
Slađan Lipovec rođen je u Bjelovaru 1972. Poeziju, prozu i eseje objavljuje u Hrvatskoj i inostranoj periodici i na hrvatskom radiju.
Objavio je knjigu stihova Posljednja topla noć (u suautorstvu s Evelinom Rudan i Denisom Peričićem, Varaždinsko književno društvo, Varaždin, 2002), kao i samostalne zbirke pesama Emily Dickinson u mom gradu (Naklada MD, Zagreb, 2003; drugo, dopunjeno, elektronisko izdanje, Emily Dickinson u mom gradu, 2006), Rijeke i mjesečine (Hrvatsko društvo pisaca/Durieux, 2007; drugo izdanje Rijeke i mjesečine) i U nekoj od mogućih stvarnosti (Algoritam, Zagreb, 2010).
Urednik je i suautor interaktivnog CD-ROM-a Teslin dan (s Vladimirom Končarom, Agencija za školstvo RH, 2006; drugo izdanje Agencija za školstvo RH, 2007).
Dobitnik je nagrada za poeziju i kratke priče, a tekstovi su mu prevođeni na desetak jezika i uvršteni u antologije i preglede. Izvršni je urednik časopisa za književnost Quorum.
Rade Jarak was born in Dubrovnik (Croatia) in 1968. He published about twenty books. He works as a teacher of drawing and painting. He lives in Zagreb.
Published works, books:
Novels: The Rain, Salt, The Potato Soul, Encyclopedia of Despair, Deserts (Zagreb 2008, Belgrade 2008, Skopje 2012,) “Jutarnji list” Award 2009. i Yu Puzzle (Belgrade 2013, Zagreb 2014.)
Diaries: Japanese Diary (diary from Japan 2009-10.) i Tomorrow (diary: 2009-11.)
Short novels: Tango (novel-poem), Wakamono i Yellow
Collections of stories: Termites and other stories, Black Silk i Playa
Science fiction novel: The Horrible
Essays: The Praise of Street
Poetry: Daemon in The Bathroom Steam, Train to Bangalore i Kaya
Roman Simić was born in 1972 in Zadar. The editor of the literary magazine, founder and artistic director of the festival of European short stories. As a prose writer he has been included in several anthologies and reviews of Croatian prose and his stories have been translated into a dozen languages. Published: “In the Moment Like in the Wilderness” (poetry, 1996); “A place where we’re Going to Spend the Night” (stories, 2000); “What are we falling in love with” (stories, 2005); “Feed me” (stories, 2012). The book “What are we falling in love with” won the Jutarnji list Prize for the best Croatian prose book of the year 2005. and has been translated into German, Spanish, Slovenian, Macedonian and in Serbia was published by Arhipelag. Collection of stories “Feed me” has won Cyclops for the best prose literary work in Croatia in 2012, translated into German, and one of the stories from this collection has won Ranko Marinkovic. Roman Simić worked as an editor at the publishing house Fraktura.
Slađan Lipovec was born in Bjelovar in 1972. His writings have been published in literary magazines and journals in Croatia and abroad as well as on Croatian radio.
He published four books of poetry: Posljednja topla noć (The Last Warm Night, with E. Rudan and D. Peričić, 2002), Emily Dickinson u mom gradu (Emily Dickinson in my Town, 2003; second, electronic edition 2006), Rijeke i mjesečine (Rivers and Moonlights, 2007, second, electronic edition 2010), and U nekoj od mogućih stvarnosti (In One of Possible Realities, 2010).
Slađan also edited and co-authored Teslin dan (Tesla’s Day, with Vladimir Končar, 2006, second edition 2007), an educational CD-ROM on the life and inventions of Nikola Tesla.
His short stories and poems won a number of literary awards and were translated into several languages as well as included in anthologies of contemporary Croatian literature. He serves as the executive editor of Quorum, one of the most important magazines for literature in Croatia.