Kate Forsyth is the internationally bestselling author of more than thirty books. She completed a doctorate in fairytale retellings, and the novels that have come out of this fascination include the winner of the 2015 American Libraries Association Prize for Historical Fiction, Bitter Greens, The Wild Girl and The Beast's Garden. Wendy Sharpe is one of Australia's most acclaimed artists. She has been awarded The Sulman Prize, the Portia Geach Memorial Award (twice), the Archibald Prize, and a finalist in the Sulman Prize twelve times, and the Archibald Prize seven times. She has held over 60 solo exhibitions around Australia and internationally.