David Bedford lives in a village by the sea in Norfolk, England, with his wife and two children. David was a scientist before becoming a full-time author.

He is the author of over sixty books for children and is published in thirty countries around the world, from Turkey to Thailand, and England to Iceland.

Katie Cook is an American comic artist and writer. She has previously worked on licensed properties for Marvel Comics, Lucasfilm, and the Jim Henson Company, and has illustrated several Star Wars children's books for Disney LucasFilm Press. Cook's contributions placed her on Bleeding Cool's Top 100 Power List of people in the comic book industry for 2013.

Jane Johnson is a British novelist and publisher.

She is the UK editor for George R.R. Martin, Robin Hobb and Dean Koontz and was for many years publisher of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Married to a Berber chef she met while researching The Tenth Gift, she lives in Cornwall and Morocco.

Claire Freedman is the author of several picture books, including Pirates Love Underpants!; Dinosaurs Love Underpants!; Aliens Love Underpants!; Snuggle Up, Sleepy Ones; One Magical Day; A Magical Christmas; Dilly Duckling, and My Grandparents Love Me. She lives in Essex, England.