Tristan Bancks is a writer and filmmaker. He has a background as an actor and television presenter in Australia and the UK. His short films have won a number of awards and have screened widely in festivals and on TV. Tristan has written a number of books for kids and teens, including the Mac Slater, Coolhunter series, It's Yr Life with Tempany Deckert, and My Life and Other Stuff I Made Up. Tristan's drive is to tell inspiring, fast-moving stories for young people. Gus Gordon is an illustrator and author. He writes books about motorbike riding stunt chickens and dogs that live in trees. Gus lives on the northern beaches of Sydney with his wife and three children, where he has written and… illustrated over 60 books for children. He has visited over 300 schools around Australia and loves speaking to kids about illustration, character design and the desire to control a wiggly line.