Simon James Green
Simon James Green is an award-winning UK author of young adult books. A leading writer in LGBTQ+ teen fiction, his works include Noah Can’t Even and Boy Like Me.
Can Dündar
Can Dündar is an award-winning Turkish journalist, documentary filmmaker and author. He was arrested in 2015 for his work and now lives in exile in Germany.
Andrei Soldatov
Andrei Soldatov is a Russian investigative journalist, author and Russian security services expert. He is the co-founder and editor of the Agentura.ru website, a watchdog of the Russian secret services’ activities.
Victoria Amelina
Victoria Amelina was a Ukrainian novelist and war crimes investigator. She authored two novels and a children’s book as well as winning the Joseph Conrad Literary Award prior to her death in a Russian missile attack in Ukraine in 2023.