Tom Palmer is originally from Leeds and credits articles about football with getting him into reading as a child. As well as writing the top selling Football Academy and Foul Play series (Puffin), he has also written many books for Barrington Stoke including Over the Line, Ghost Stadium, Secret FC, and the Rugby Academy and Wings series, all of which continue to sell strongly.

He travels all over the UK for events, performing his immensely popular rugby and football reading games, and is well-loved across the booktrade. A popular author, a Reading Champion, and former bookseller. He lives in Halifax.

Violet Tobacco illustrates from her townhome north of Atlanta. She enjoys traveling her city to explore different cafes from which she can work. With a background in theatre, she has translated her enthusiasm for storytelling into illustration.

Since joining the Bright Agency, Violet has had the great fortune to work with Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Disney Hyperion. When she is not creating, she can be found hanging out with her three cats and cloud-shaped pup while watching animated films or playing video games. Violet loves working with other creative individuals and creating wild and whimsical worlds that help us better understand who we are.