The author team includes Les Back (Goldsmiths College, UK), Andy Bennett (Griffith University, Australia), David Inglis (University of Aberdeen, UK), Ron Jacobs (SUNY, USA), and Margaret Gibson (Griffith University, Australia). The first four of these are high profile authors with direct experience of writing for the undergraduate course maket. Once an agreement has been secured in principle to offer a contract, the team has agreed to approach an additional American author, to support an international balance across the US, UK and Australia.