Martina Vidaić (1986) was born in Zagreb, Croatia and studied Croatian Language and Literature. In 2011, she won the Goran Prize for Young Poets and published her poetry debut Era Gmazova (The Era of Reptiles). She afterwards participated in many festivals and public reading events. Her sophomore book Tamni Čovjek Birger (Dark Man Birger, publ. by VBZ, Zagred) was released in 2016.