Jenni Fleetwood is a highly experienced food writer and cookery editor. She is passionate about cooking and entertaining, and has compiled and written many cookery books on international cuisines, including the food of Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the Caribbean, as well as creating fast yet good, nutritious food, perfectly tailored to the hectic family schedule or busy lifestyle. Jenni also writes children's books and is a member of both the Socity of Authors and the Guild of Food Writers.

Her other titles published by Lorenz Books include The Dinner Party Cookbook; Clay-Pot Cooking; The Ultimate Book of Main Course Dishes; Wraps, Rolls and Parcels; Red Hot! A Cook's Encyclopedia of Fire & Spice; Griddle Sizzle and Sear; Good Food Fast, and Spirited Cooking.

Ann Kay has edited or written a wide range of material on art and culture – from books, magazines and journals to exhibition catalogues and websites, for all ages – including work on two titles about the French Impressionist circle. As well as Flame Tree, her writing has been published by Dorling Kindersley, Penguin and Thames and Hudson, among many others. She has project-managed books for the National Gallery and Royal Academy, and on behalf of the Association for Art History co-curates public art talks in Bristol.