Andrea Cecon (born January 30, 1973, Udine, Italy), retired hearing aids technician and composer of haiku, renku, and haiga; published in journals throughout Western and Eastern Europe, Japan, Australia, and North America. Author of numerous books and e-books of haibun in English and Italian. Won recognition in the Mainichi Haiku Contest, the Sharpening the Green Pencil Haiku Contest, the Polish International Haiku Competition, and the International Matsuo Bashō Award. Vice president of the Italian Haiku Association and judge for the Bashō Award in 2015. Resides in Cividale del Friuli, Italy.

Antonella Filippi (born 1956, Turin, Italy; haigō Fukurō) Italian teacher and administrator. Has published five collections of her haiku and haiga as well as critical articles and short stories. Member of the Meguro International Haiku Circle in Tokyo and Cascina Macondo cultural association in Turin. Orgnizes courses on haiku composition and teaching for the European project PAROL! Scrittura e arti nelle carceri, oltre i confini, oltre le mura. Resides in Turin.

Antonio Sacco (born July 18, 1984, Vallo della Lucania, Salerno, Italy), Italian literary scholar specializing in Japanese-form poetry. His essays and original haikai appear in Italian- and English-language publications. Has two books in print: In ogni uomo un haiku: Poesie (2015; In Every Man a Haiku: Poetry), and Eppure ancora i nespoli—Dissertazioni sullo haiku (2020; Yet Still the Medlars—Dissertations on Haiku). Provides critical essays for the online journal Poesia del Nostro Tempo. Resides in Vallo della Lucania, Italy.

Fabia Binci (born December 19, 1946, Jesi, Ancona, The Marches, Italy), teacher of literature, history, and creative writing in high schools; journalist; editor; and haiku poet. Coordinates the Creative Writing Workshop of the Unitre Arenzano Cogoleto and editor-in-chief of N.O.I. Nuovi Orizzonti Insieme. Judged the Cascina Macondo International Haiku Contest until 2019; participated in their project Parol! Scrittura e arti nelle carceri, oltre i confini, oltre le mura. Has two books of her work: Haiku golosi and Haiku per un anno, and a book of interviews with Don Andrea Gallo. Resides in Arenzano, Genoa, Italy.

Fiorenza Alineri (born May 17, 1966, Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy), Italian actor, painter, writer, and haiku poet. Composing haiku and writing short stories since 2004. Member of the Cascina Macondo editorial staff, I Narratori di Macondo, and Volcaedi, a group of volunteer voice actors that was created by Cascina Macondo to conduct readings and performances in nursing homes and associations for special needs patients. Received a Special Mention at the 15th edition of the Cascina Macondo International Haiku Contest in 2017. Resides in Quattordio, Alessandria, Italy.