The Villain's Dance

Fiston Mwanza Mujila was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and lives today in Austria. His debut novel, Tram 83, won the Etisalat Prize for Literature and the German International Literature Award. His writing responds to political turbulence in his native country and frequently foregrounds its debt to jazz.

Amir Abdullah is an actor, playwright, and audiobook narrator residing in Los Angeles. He is a four-time Golden Earphone Award winner and an ALSC Notable Children's Recording recipient.

Roland Glasser grew up in London, studied French and Theatre Studies at Aberystwyth University (Wales) and Film and Dramatic Arts at the University of Caen (Normandy), before spending a decade living in Paris, where he developed a successful career in translation, literary editing, and theater lighting design.