Libby Hathorn is a prolific writer, poet and librettist. She has received many awards over her long career for services to children's literature. She and her daughter Lisa, won the CBCA Picture Book of the Year Award, Younger Readers, 2021 for No! Never! (Hachette). She lives and works in Sydney. Coogee based, Elizabeth Cummings works in the mental health sector. In 2015, she won the South Coast Writers Prize for a poem on gender identity. In 2022, Elizabeth's mental health narratives were translated into a Lithuanian language puppet play by the Kaunas State Puppet theatre.