Tim Collins is originally from Manchester, but now lives in London. He is the author of over thirty books includingWimpy Vampire, Cosmic Colin and Dorkius Maximus. His books have been translated into over twenty languages and he has won the Lincolnshire Young People's Book Award and Manchester Fiction City. John Bigwood has worked as a designer at Buster Books for a number of years, designing covers and illustrating titles across a range of genres.