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.

Pasquale Asprea (born July 20, 1963, Genoa, Italy). Trained in civil engineering and humanistic naturopathy. Haiku and tanka published in national and international journals, newspapers, and radio and TV programs since 2013. Won First Place in the Concorso Letterario La stanza di Erato international poetry competition, First Place at the Premio Letterario Gustavo Pece, Fourth in the Cascina Macondo International Haiku Contest in Italian (2017), and Highly Commended in the Santōka International Haiku Contest. Listed among the European Top 100 Most Creative Haiku Authors 2016–2019. His haiku collection is Nuvola vagante (2020). Resides in Genoa.

Pier Luca Bandinelli (born July 30, 1960, Rome, Italy), Italian neurologist, psychiatrist, university professor, and haiku poet. Wrote the foreword for Alberto Sbardella’s book of haiku, Odore di parole (Scent of Words; 2001) and won 1st Prize at the 9th Cascina Macondo International Haiku Contest, 2011. Published Riflessi d’Ombra: Haiku (Shadow Reflections: Haiku, 2013) and Le stanze dell’eco (The Rooms of the Echo; 2020). Resides in Rome.

Pietro Tartamella (born April 1948, Camporeale, Sicily, Italy), Italian writer, storyteller, poet, voice artist for films, cultural activist, and haiku troubadour and evangelist. Founded the literary and poetry magazine La Tenda. Cofounder and artistic director of the Cascina Macondo cultural association and its International Haiku Poetry Contest in Italian. Has written poetic manifestos on the composition of haiku in Italian and devised a number of variant haiku forms. Published 13 books on a variety of topics. Lives in Turin, Italy.