Rebecca Smith's most recent book is The Jane Austen Writers' Club: Inspiration and Advice from the World's Best-Loved Novelist.

She is also the author of three novels: The Bluebird Café, Happy Birthday and All That and A Bit of Earth (all Bloomsbury) and Jane Austen's Guide to Modern Life's Dilemmas, which has been published around the world.

Her first novel for children, Shadow Eyes, was shortlisted for the 2012 Kelpies Prize. From 2009-2010 she was the Writer in Residence at Jane Austen's House Museum in Chawton.

She lives in Hampshire and teaches creative writing at the University of Southampton. 

Zoe Waring is a children’s book illustrator and designer based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Zoe loves the warmth and humor so often found in children’s picture books and is a little obsessed with cute baby animals, which often make an appearance within her artwork.

She works in a variety of materials and loves creating engaging characters to make people smile. When she’s not drawing in her sunny studio, she can be found exploring the beautiful British countryside.