Julia Jarman decided to be a writer when she was eight. Her first book was published in 1985 by Andersen Press, who have taken all her novels since, many of which have been short-listed for prizes. Ghost Writer was Highly Commended by the judges of the NASEN award. She has also written a popular series featuring the Time-Travelling Cat, the latest of which was published in August 2010: The Time Travelling Cat and the Great Victorian Stink.Andersen published her teen novel, Inside, in January 2010.Award-winning author Margaret Willey writes in many different genres. All of her books and stories come from a personal place. She is the author of The 3 Bears and Goldilocks (2008), A Summer of… Silk Moths (2009), Four Secrets (2012), Beetle Boy (2014) and the Clever Beatrice Series.
HEATHER SOLOMON has illustrated many picture books, and she was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start for her work in Clever Beatrice by Margaret Willey. She lives in Louisiana.