The Atlas of Imaginary Places

Pierdomenico Baccalario has been writing children’s novels since 1997, when he won the Il Battello a Vapore literary prize with La strada del Guerriero (The Way of the Warrior) using his neighbour’s name. Since then, his bestsellers have been written under as many pseudonyms (the best known being Ulysses Moore and Irene Adler), translated into more than thirty languages and published with major Italian and foreign publishers. He has collaborated with Lucca Comics & Games for more than twenty years, has written for Repubblica, and is a columnist for the newspaper Corriere della Sera’s La Lettura literary supplement. In 2014, he founded the Book on a Tree creative agency in London.

Davide Calì was born in Liestal, Switzerland, but spent most of his life in Italy. He is a comic artist and author of children's books, with his works primarily published in France and the United States, as well as in Italy, and translated into over 30 languages. He teaches writing courses and has collaborated with prestigious educational institutions such as the MiMaster in Editorial Illustration in Milan, Ars in Fabula in Macerata, and the IED in Turin. He has also held classes in Paris, Brussels, and Tallinn. His articles on illustration are regularly published on Frizzifrizzi and Robadadisegnatori, while his webinars are featured on Aduntratto, offering insights and reflections for the publishing world.