Bill Condon has written numerous stories, poems, and plays for children, and four of his novels have been shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Award. He is also the winner of the Prime Minister’s Literary Award. Bill lives on the south coast of New South Wales with his wife, the well-known children’s writer Dianne Bates.

Jillian Powell has an MA in English from Cambridge University and an M.Phil in Art History from the Courtauld Institute, London.

She is an experienced writer of children's fiction and non-fiction, and has written on many social issues.

Angela Royston is an extremely well known writer of children's educational books. Her library of titles includes books about space, science, geography, history, social sciences and literacy, just to name a few! Angela regularly visits schools to find out what children are learning and exploring in the classroom, and discusses many of her book titles with children during these visits. Angela is married with children, and lives and works in London.