Norah McClintock won the Crime Writers of Canada's Arthur Ellis Award for crime fiction for young people five times. She wrote more than sixty YA novels, including contributions to Seven (the series), the Seven Sequels and the Secrets series.
Mike Deas is an author and illustrator of books for kids and teens, including the graphic novel series Sueño Bay Adventures, the Tank & Fizz series and the Graphic Guide Adventure series.
While he grew up with a love of illustrative storytelling, Capilano College's commercial animation program helped Mike fine-tune his drawing skills and imagination. Mike and his family live on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.