Elżbieta Katarzyna Dzikowska is Professor at the Institute of German Philology, University of Łódź. The main areas of her academic research include: German 20th century literature, Polish–German comparative literature and gender issues.

Agata G. Handley received her PhD at the University of Łódź, where she works as a researcher at the Philology Department. The main areas of her academic interest are: British culture and contemporary British poetry.

Piotr Zawilski is director of the State Archive in Łódź and former director of the State Archive in Piotrków Trybunalski. He is the Vice-President of the Association of Polish Archivists.