Gary Crew is wellknown for his rich, multi-layered and intensely suspenseful bestselling novels for young adults, as well as his many picture books for younger readers. He is the only author to have won the CBC Book of the Year Award four times and his other awards include the NSW and Victorian Premier's Awards, the Edgar Allen Poe Mystery Writers Award (USA) and National Children's Book Award. A former high school English teacher, he is now Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the University of the Sunshine Coast.
Shaun Tan grew up in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, and graduated from the University of WA with joint honours in Fine Arts and English Literature.
Shaun began drawing and painting images for science fiction and horror stories in small-press magazines as a teenager, and has since become best known for highly acclaimed illustrated books such as THE RED TREE and the THE ARRIVAL. Shaun currently works full time as a freelance artist and author.
