Maddy Mara is the pen name of Australian creative duo Hilary Rogers and Meredith Badger. Hilary is a writer and former publisher; Meredith is a writer, and teaches English as a second language. Together they have written or created many bestselling series for kids. Their most recent series is The Dragon Girls, which has over a million copies in print, and is available in multiple countries and languages. They both currently live in Melbourne, Australia. Their website is maddymara.com.