Lawen Mohtadi is a writer, editor, and documentary filmmaker. The Day I am Free, Mohtadi's first book, was critically acclaimed when it was released in 2012, winning four awards.

Katarina Taikon (1932–1995) was a Swedish civil rights activist and author.

Maria Lind is Director of the Tensta Konsthall, Stockholm, and former Director of the graduate program at the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College. In 2010, Selected Maria Lind Writing was published by Sternberg Press.