Matt Zurbo

Matt Zurbo is a writer and bush worker based in the Australian Outback. He has written several childrens books, one of which became an Emmy winning cartoon, as well as YA novels (shortlisted CBC Book of the Year). He has also written for music magazines and copious amounts on Aussie Rules football. He lives with his wife and daughter.

Patrice Barton is the illustrator of over twenty picture and chapter books, including the award-winning picture books MINE! by Shutta Crum and The Invisible Boy by Trudy Ludwig. Her chapter books include the Junior Library Guild selections The Year of the Three Sisters: An Anna Wang Novel by Andrea Cheng and The Naming of Tishkin Silk by Glenda Millard. Patrice makes her home in Texas, with her husband and her sweet dog, Archer.