Stepanka Sekaninova used to work as a TV reporter and in the production of children's
programs. Now she is a writer and an editor-in-chief, living in the Czech Republic.
Jan Smolìk is an illustrator and comics writer living in Brno. He graduated with a degree in Art Education from Charles University in Prague in 1991. He is the illustrator of Klára Smolìková's book series The Hussites, Crafts, How to Build a City, and The House of John Hus, and he wrote the comic books Loot the Bear and His Friends, At Brada Castle, and Victoria and Her Adventures in Space, the latter of which was awarded the 2015 Golden Ribbon for Best Comics for Children and Young Adults. His comic book Inspector Hopkins Steps In, an interactive detective story, was shortlisted for the Muriel Prize for Best Comics for Children. In addition to his illustration and comics, his original work appears regularly in children's magazines. When he grows up, he would like to be a biplane pilot.
