Born in Indonesia of French parents, and brought up in France and Australia, Sophie Masson is the award-winning and internationally published author of over seventy books for children, young adults and adults. A former Chair of the Australian Society of Authors and current Chair of the New England Writers' Centre, in 2019 Sophie received an AM award in the Order of Australia honours list. Lorena Carrington is an illustrator whose books have been published in Australia and internationally. Her works are created using photography and digital montage techniques to form richly layered images. She has worked with the likes of Kate Forsyth, Sophie Masson and Carmel Bird, and has illustrated fairy tale collections, picture books, and created covers for novels and anthologies. She also exhibits her work in galleries around Australia, and holds workshops on illustration, books and story. She is recipient of the 2020 Australian Fairy Tale Society award, for her 'outstanding contribution to the field of Australian Fairy Tales.'