Andrew Smith is the award-winning author of several Young Adult novels, including the critically acclaimed Grasshopper Jungle. He is a native-born Californian who spent most of his formative years traveling the world. His university studies focused on Political Science, Journalism, and Literature. He has published numerous short stories and articles. The Alex Crow, a starred novel is his ninth novel. He lives in Southern California.

John Dorney is an actor and a writer. He's acted at the National Theatre, had a script on at the Royal Court Theatre, and won the BBC's Sketch Factor and Show Me the Funny talent searches. He's written over a hundred audio dramas for Big Finish Productions, for which he's won two Scribe Awards, an Audie, and a BBC Audio Drama Award.