Marjolijn Hof

Marjolijn Hof worked as a youth librarian for almost twenty years but eventually gave up her job to become a full-time writer. She has won many of the top prizes for children's literature in the Netherlands and has been translated into thirteen languages.

Author residence: Netherlands

Annette Fienieg is an illustrator of children's books and a printmaker/artist. She lives with her husband (also an artist and children's book illustrator) in Utrecht near their studio. For her pieces in The Curse of Madame Petrova, she worked on an etching press, cutting the images out of strong paper and then inking them.

Illustrator residence: Netherlands

Bill Nagelkerke is an acclaimed children's writer, translator, and former librarian. In 2013, he was awarded the Storylines Margaret Mahy Medal and Lecture Award in recognition of his dedicated contribution to children's literature and literacy in New Zealand.

Translator residence: New Zealand