Teo Benedetti, born in Lucca in 1981, has spent his whole life surrounded by books, comics, records, and films. He creates surreal and unlikely stories, then travels back and forth to share them with the most creative audience on the planet: children and teenagers. Some of these stories have been published by Edizioni EL, Einaudi Ragazzi, Editoriale Scienza, Franco Cosimo Panini, Pelledoca Editore, and Camelozampa. He has been a finalist for the Bancarellino Prize 2026 with L’estate del mio primo bacio (forse).