Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of the Lady Astronaut series, which won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards, the Glamourist Histories series, and Ghost Talkers. She is part of the award-winning podcast Writing Excuses and is a professional puppeteer. Mary Robinette also performs as a voice actor (SAG-AFTRA), recording fiction for authors including Seanan McGuire, Cory Doctorow, and Neal Stephenson. She lives in Nashville with her husband, Rob, and over a dozen manual typewriters.

Diana Mayo is an illustrator based in Chelmsford, near London. She enjoys working across the publishing, design, and editorial industries. Picture books she has illustrated include Yawning Yoga by Laurie Jordan, The End Is Just the Beginning by Mike Bender, and Snow Ghost by Tony Mitton. She runs Just Imagine Illustrators Group, exhibits her illustration work, and has recently turned her creative hand to making illustrated ceramics.