"Kateřina Čupov� is a Czech animator and comic book artist and a graduate from the renowned Department of Animation at the Tom�s Baťa University in Zl�n. Many of her works have been published in magazines and comic anthologies. Her webcomic, The Author's Apprentice, was published as a graphic novel following a successful Kickstarter campaign. In 2022, she won the Muriel Award for Best Children's Comic for her adaptation of Hrnečku vař! and for Best Short Comic for ""The Horseshoe Meets Haha-Bimbi."" Previously, she was also nominated for her comic book adaptation of Karel Čapek's R.U.R. Julie Nov�kov� (*1991) is an award-winning Czech author, editor, translator, scientist, and educator. Her work has appeared in Clarkesworld, Asimov's, Analog, and elsewhere, and has been translated into multiple languages. She also translates Czech stories into English (in Tor.com, Strange Horizons, F&SF, and elsewhere) and has edited or co-edited five anthologies, the most recent one being Life Beyond Us (Laksa Media & European Astrobiology Institute, 2023)."