Frances Cherry has had novels for adults, children and young adults published, as well as two collections of short stories - and various stories in anthologies and on radio. She is a creative writing tutor and lives in Wellington with Ray, the cat. Annabel Fagan was born and brought up in Eastbourne. She attended Hutt Valley High School and furthered her education at London and Auckland universities. Her short writings have been published in anthologies both here and overseas and also broadcast on radio. She lives in Paekakariki and has a beloved son, Joshi who lives in London.