"Small Places: Single Reading PLUS·Random Image Collection" Author: Yang Chenghua / Zhang Shang (Zhengyi) / Wu Qi Publisher: Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House

Zuo Ma, a comics artist, whose works "Walk" and "Night Bus" have been published in many countries. Weibo: @左马, Instagram: zuoma1983.

Zhengyi, animation scene designer, art concept designer, amateur comics author, one of the managers of Papayep Studio. Left-handed, curious about everything. Weibo: @司法当时有存, Instagram: paradinight.

Pierre Zenzius studied animation at ESAAT Roubaix and Gobelins Paris. He has been working in the animation industry since 2012 as a set designer, character designer and art director. In 2017, he published his first illustrated picture book, "The Peak", with Rouergue Publishing House, France, and won a special mention award at the Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy. Ins: pierre_zenzius.

kkcit likes to observe the connection points between the real world and fantasy, and capture fragments of the universe. He tells stories in the form of illustrations, picture books and graphic narrative novels. Weibo: @kkcit.

Quentin Marcault, a young director with a love for practical jokes and fairy tales, grew up in a huge chestnut forest in central France and dreamed of leaving to study painting and animation.

Chen Lianhua, whose real name is Chen Xi, is an independent animation director and cartoonist. He currently teaches at the Animation School of Beijing Film Academy and is one of the founders of "Fenaki Beijing Animation Week". His animation works have been shortlisted for internationally renowned animation festivals and won awards. He has been invited to France, Japan and Canada to create works. He has held retrospective exhibitions of his works in Japan, France and Russia. He has served as a final judge for important international animation festivals such as the World Festival of Animated Film Zagreb. Weibo: @陈莲华的承容斋.

SM, whose real name is Gong Yuwei, likes drawing and playing with toys, as well as sports such as basketball. His Weibo account is @sm的脑切片. Instagram: yuweigong.

Camille Monnier is a director and artist who explores themes of youth in her personal creations and film productions. She is currently directing an animated short film produced and distributed by Novanima Productions. Ins: youkinlove.

Armand Goxe, graduated from Gobelins Paris, France, completed the work Gloire Amère 40000 in 2022. He loves fantasy, illustration and video games, and is currently working as a character designer. Ins: zorgzangdar.

Shen De Ba Wan, comics author, works include "Teacher and Student" and "Male". Weibo: @甚的八千万

Feisi, animation and comics author. Weibo: @特费脑。

Clara Franciosi, who studied animation at the Atelier supérieur d'animation in France, is currently a scene designer for 2D animation series and is also dedicated to oil painting. Ins:_clarafranciosi_.

Cheng Hua is a French animation film director, comic book illustrator, visual art designer, and one of the founders of Papayep Studio. Weibo: @成桦, Instagram: chenghua_yang.

Liu Maoning, animation director, picture book and comics author. Weibo: @刘毛宁.

Luis Yang, born in 1993, currently lives in A Coruña, Spain, and loves making zines. Co-founder of Nimio magazine (winner of Ficomic Best Spanish Magazine 2015), editor of Amorcito (nominated for Ficomic Best Spanish Magazine 2022). His work has been included in comic anthologies such as KUŠ!, Klub Zin, Hoodoo Voodoo, Dekoboko and EX.Mag. He also participated in the animation and directing of Yaeji's music video When I Grow Up and worked as a light effects animator on Unicorn Wars (2022). Ins: suscrofad.

Liu Yun is a freelance illustrator who graduated from the Illustration and Comics Department of the China Academy of Art. He is currently engaged in independent illustration and comic creation. His works are mainly hand-painted, hoping to convey the real world in his eyes through his brush. The comic "Next Spring" won the Best Graphic Novel Award at the 19th Beijing Film Academy Comic Festival, the Best Comic Screenwriter Award at the 18th China Animation Golden Dragon Award, and the Potential Comic Award at the 17th China International Animation Festival "Golden Monkey Award". Weibo: @允犬.