Samera Kamaleddine has considered herself a writer since she got her first creative writing certificate in kindergarten. She went on to become a journalist, writing about everything from friendship to body confidence for young women's magazines. Now, she's the author of Half My Luck (Matilda Prize winner 2021), The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart (shortlisted for CBCA Book of the Year for Younger Readers 2024) and the Clueless series. She also moonlights as a librarian. Hykie Breeze is an illustrator and graphic designer, born in Hong Kong and now fortunate enough to be living and working in Sydney (Dharawal country). After nearly a decade in marketing and events management, Hykie moved into graphic design, before finding her way to illustration. As a lifelong bookworm, deciding to draw with the purpose of empowering kids to read on their own was one of the best decisions she has ever made. Hykie is the illustrator for the Ella and the Frogs series, written by Cassy Polimeni. The first in the series, Ella and the Amazing Frog Orchestra, was included on the CBCA Notables list for Younger Readers in 2025.