Jane Godwin (Author)
Jane Godwin is the highly acclaimed author of over fifty books for children and young people, across all styles and ages. Her work is published internationally, and she has received many commendations, including Premiers Literary awards, Australian Book Industry Awards, and shortlistings in the CBCA Book of the Year Awards and Prime Minister's Literary Awards. In 2024, Jane was awarded the Pixie O'Harris Award for services to children's literature.
For many years, Jane was the Children's Publisher at Penguin Books Australia. She often works in schools and the community, running various literature and writing programs, making books and encouraging students in their own creative endeavours.

Patricia Wrightson (Author)
Patricia Wrightson was one of Australia's most distinguished writers for children. Her books have won many prestigious awards all over the world. She was awarded an OBE (Officer of the British Empire) in 1977, the Dromkeen Medal in 1984 and the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1986, all for her services to children's literature. She was also a four-time winner of the Australian Children's Book Council Book of the Year Award: in 1956 for The Crooked Snake, in 1974 for The Nargun and the Stars, in 1978 for The Ice Is Coming and in 1984 for A Little Fear. Patricia passed away in 2010.