As a child, Julie Sykes was always telling tales. Not the 'she ate all the cake' sort, but wild and exaggerated tales of everyday events.

Julie still loves stories and has written over 70 books published worldwide. Julie lives in Hampshire in an old cottage with her family and a white wolf cunningly disguised as a dog.

When she's not writing she likes eating cake, reading and walking, often at the same time.

Alison Ritchie works as a freelance editor and writer, and has published several children's books. She lives in an Oxfordshire village.

Julia Rawlinson lives in Kenilworth, West Midlands, with her husband Neil and sons Ben and Tom.

She has published poems in a number of anthologies.

A.H. Benjamin is the author of more than 20 books for children. He started writing in the mid-1980s and had several stories published in storybooks, magazines and annuals.

His work has been translated into over 20 languages including Greek, Arabic, Turkish and Korean and has also been adapted for radio, television and theatre. He is married with four grown-up children, who have been his inspiration, his audience and also his best friends.