Susan Betts is a Kokata, Wirangu and Mirning writer and illustrator from the Far-Western Nullarbor Plains of South Australia. Katrina Germein is an Adelaide-based writer who was shortlisted for the 2023 CBCA Award for her picture book, Bev and Kev. Phil Cummings is an award-winning author who has written over 60 books for children, such as Echidna Jim Went For A Swim, Anzac Biscuits and Boy. Kerry Brown is Western Australian writer and qualified primary teacher with a Masters Degree in Education. Mike Dumbleton is an award-winning writer and a literacy consultant with many titles selected as 'Notable Books' by the Children's Book Council of Australia. Doris Chang is an Adelaide-based illustrator, designer, writer and letterer with a Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication. Working by hand in watercolour and ink, she has a penchant for whimsical animal characters, hand-generated type, wordplay and visual pun.