Reading and writing are close to Ines Bautista Yao's heart ever since she was a child. She graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in AB Communication Arts. She has been a teacher at the Assumption College San Lorenzo and the Ateneo de Manila University's English department. Her debut novel One Crazy Summer was first penned in 2007 when she was pregnant with her first daughter Addie. Being a mother has taken much of Ines' time so she was only able to write 13 pages of her novel. She completed her story in April 2011, while three-year-old Addie was sleeping and inspiration struck her again. Two months later her story was complete. After eight months, her dream of publishing her own book came true. The book was only launched last January 26, 2012, but Ines is already writing her second novel. Most readers can remember Ines as the former editor-in-chief of K-Zone Magazine and Candy Magazine . At present, Ines is working as an editor of Summit Books. She is also married to photographer Marc Yao, whom she says she consults whenever she's stuck in the middle of a story she's writing. Sources: One Crazy Summer Author Ines Bautista Yao on Juggling Writing and Motherhood by Belle Yambao Spotlight on Filipino Authors: Ines Bautista-Yao

Mae Coyiuto is a not-so-young-adult who loves YA fiction. She has published children’s books and YA collections with Anvil Publishing, Philippines. If she's not writing, she's usually fangirling over Beyoncé, tennis, Gilmore Girls, or all of the above. Mae has also published under the name Samantha Mae Coyiuto.

Since she was a third-grader, Marla Miniano already knew she wanted to write. But it wasn't until she was in the sixth grade when she unofficially began her career as a writer. Marla was assigned to write the script for a play in their school program and her English teacher praised her writing, saying that she should keep doing it. She never stopped since then. When she was studying AB Interdisciplinary Studies at the Ateneo de Manila University, Marla became a part of Candy Magazine 's Council of Cool. Former Candy editor-in-chief Ines Bautista-Yao read Marla's undergraduate thesis, which was a collection of short stories. Ines remembered her thesis years later when she was already working for Candy Magazine and tapped her to write a book for Summit Media. So in 2008, two years after she graduated from college, Marla's dream came true when her first book Every Girl's Guide to Heartache was launched to the public by Summit Media. Every Girl's Guide to Heartache was the first of the Every Girl's Guide trilogy which was received well by Filipino readers. Since then Marla has written five books for the publishing house, including her very own short stories collection Table for Two. Marla is also editor-in-chief of Summit Books at present. Source: Marla Miniano: From Childhood Playwright to Summit Books Author by Belle Yambao

Jamie Bautista graduated cum laude from the Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in Communications, and has spent the years since then as a freelance graphic designer, writer and teacher. He taught classes in English literature and comics theory and appreciation at Ateneo de Manila University, The Beacon School, Assumption College and Xavier School. He is currently also general manager at LSA Printing Press and publisher of Nautilus Comics. He has published the National Book Award winning Siglo: Freedom and Siglo: Passion. He is the creator of the long-running comic series Cast (www.castcomic.com), which is his other collaboration with artist Arnold Arre. (from the Private Iris website)

Renz Juno Abreu is an illustrator and a cartoonist. He has done work for Vibal Publishing, Summit Media, and FHM. He doesn't like jellybeans, but he is pretty awesome. E-mail: junoabreu896@gmail.com