Amelia Mellor is the award-winning author of middle-grade historical fantasy hits, The Grandest Bookshop in the World (2020) and The Bookseller’s Apprentice (2022). She grew up in regional Victoria and trained as a writer on the school bus, until she became the school playwright in Year 11. Amelia has an Honours degree in creative writing and a Masters degree in teaching. She lives in Melbourne and enjoys her tropical fish, painting and drawing, and spotting wildlife. Meg Dunn is an Australian stage, screen and voice actress, writer, director and choreographer. After graduating VCA in 2019 Meg has performed in David William’s Grace Under Pressure, has founded the theatre company Breath and Bones Theatre Co, directed Dennis Kelly’s DNA, co-directed and performed in Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues, choreographed for The Bastard Brecht and co-wrote and performed in an original play F*CKED.
'Amelia Mellor has crafted a fine piece of social history as well as a riveting adventure story for readers 10+.' (on The Grandest Bookshop in the World) -- Better Reading 'A wonder ... [It] has wizardry, absurdism, and magic to boot, and the reader is ushered along a pacey narrative structured by bizarre challenges, puzzles, and ordeals.' (on The Grandest Bookshop in the World) -- The Book Bird