Rebecca Lim is a writer, illustrator and lawyer based in Melbourne. She is the author of seventeen books, including The Astrologer's Daughter (a Kirkus Best Book of 2015 and Notable Book, CBCA Book of the Year for Older Readers), Afterlight and the bestselling Mercy. Shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Award, Aurealis Award, INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award and Davitt Award for YA, Rebecca's work has also been longlisted for the Gold Inky Award and the David Gemmell Legend Award. Her novels have been translated into German, French, Turkish, Portuguese and Polish.Cai Tse is a Chinese Australian illustrator based in Sydney. She is an active practitioner of both lion and dragon dance, and has represented her team and country in international lion dance competitions. Her work aims to represent the global lion dance community in the larger conversation of comics and art media. Cai publishes a comedic webcomic called Under the Lion that reveals and pokes fun at the various situations her team finds themselves in as lion dancers. Her debut graphic novel, Lion Dancers, comes out with Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers in 2024.