Eda Saltürk, born in Datteln in 2007, has enjoyed writing stories since elementary school. For her, books are worlds she likes to immerse herself in to forget reality for a moment. With her young adult novel "Fairy Dust", which she began writing at the age of 14, she took her first step into the public eye. Today she is 16 years old and has discovered her love of poetry. She has published her first English poems in her new book "Ink and Affection".
Atahan Mustafa Kabas was born in Datteln in 2008 and grew up there.
He has always had an interest in writing and wanted to put his ideas into practice at some point. After a while, he realized his love for poetry, especially when he wrote it himself. Poetry has helped him to express and understand himself, but he doesn't always do this in German. His published poetry is in English. His poems cover current affairs and love. "Ink and Affection" is his first work, which he wrote together with author Eda Saltürk.