Frances Stickley grew up in Nottingham and Norwich, where she spent much of her time making up poems and dressing up her dog. She is a trained children's literacy specialist and a primary school teacher who is happiest when she is covered in paint or stuck in a book.

In 2017, Frances was the winner of the Bloomsbury and National literacy trust short story prize 2017. She lives with her family and a big-eared dog called Babbage. When she is not writing, you'll probably find her in a forest playing dragons with her daughters.

Lucy Fleming has been an avid doodler and bookworm since early childhood, and graduated from the University of Lincoln with a first-class honours degree in Illustration. She has illustrated a number of books including River Rose and the Magical Christmas, written by singer Kelly Clarkson, The Snow Queen and Rapunzel, both written by Saviour Pirotta, and Fum, written by Karl Newson. Originally from Warwickshire, she now lives and works near Sheffield.