Siri Pettersen

Siri Pettersen made her sensational debut in 2013 with the Norwegian publication of Odin's Child, the first book in The Raven Rings trilogy, which has earned numerous awards and nomiations at home and abroad. Siri has a background as a designer and comics createor. Her roots are in Finnsnes and Trondheim, but she now lives in Oslo, where you're likely to find her in a coffee shop. According to fellow writers, her superpower is "mega-motivation"--the ability to inspire other creative souls.

Tara Chace has translated more than fifty novels from Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish. She translates literature, crime, books for young adults and children, and non-fiction. Some of her recent translations include Edvard Hoem's Haymaker in Heaven (Milkweed Editions), Katrine Engberg's The Harbor (Gallery/Scout Press), Jan Stocklassa's The Man Who Played with Fire (Amazon Crossing), and Line Renslebråten's Under the Polar Ice (Fitzhenry & Whiteside). Her work has won the L.A. Times Prize and the American Scandinavian Foundation Translation Prize.