Garikoitz Fraga

Garikoitz Fraga (Bilbao, 1971) has been the director of Belleza Infinita publishing house since 2002, where he edits and distributes publications that defy categorization, spanning art, experimental comics, photobooks, visual essays, and graphic poetry. He also organizes cultural activities and curates exhibitions.

Estibaliz Zearsolo

EsT holds a BA (Hons) in Arts & Events Management from Arts University Bournemouth. For the past 15 years, she has worked with Euskal Irudigileak, the Professional Association of Illustrators of the Basque Country. During this time, she has collaborated in organizing a wide range of activities, including workshops, talks, exhibitions, collaborations, and fairs, promoting local talent and giving visibility to illustrators. Nine years ago, together with a team of colleagues, she co-founded Irudika, the International Professional Illustration Meeting in the Basque Country. Today, she continues to explore new ways to support professionals, advocating for their rights and recognition as authors, promoting illustration in the Basque Country, and fostering a collaborative and enriching environment for all association members.

Alexia Halteman

Editor and co-founder of Impronta Casa Editora, bookseller, and translator. She studied Hispanic Literature at the University of Guadalajara and completed a Diploma in General Translation at the Mexican Organization of Translators. She participated in editing the Colección del Semáforo for Taller Ditoria (2009–2014) and was a founding member and editor of the literary and graphic magazine La Cigarra (2013–2016). She has translated several books of poetry, short stories, and essays, notably Walden by Henry David Thoreau, published by Nulú Bonsái (Argentina), Libros Tadeys (Chile), and Impronta (Mexico).

She is co-founder, along with Helena Aldana, José Clemente Orozco Farías, and Carlos Armenta, of Impronta Casa Editora (2014–present). She currently serves as co-director and editor of Impronta and coordinates its bookstore.

Other activities involving the participant:

Building a Catalog at the End of the World: Diverse Genres

Helena Malvido

(Vitoria-Gasteiz, 1994) is a graphic designer and illustrator who develops visual identity and creative direction projects. Her varied experience in fields such as communication, and cultural and artistic projects, has always been closely linked to imagery and graphic expression. Music, books, self-publishing, and visual culture nourish her work on a deeply personal level. She is currently one half of Estudio NubeNube.