Eloise Williams is an award-winning Welsh children's writer. Having trained in theatre, she worked as an actress or a decade before completing a degree in Creative and Media Writing at Swansea University. She has since published several books for young people, including Gaslight and Seaglass. She was the inaugural Children's Laureate Wales 2019-2021.
August Ro is an illustrator specialising in book illustration.
August sees magic in the invention and telling of stories through her work. She has illustrated One Black Cat, a 3D novelty board book by Robie Rogge, and in 2021, she worked with author Amy Raphael to illustrate, The Forest of the Moon and Sword; a book that showcases her brilliant illustrative work in black and white. In 2021, the book was shortlisted for The Mal Peet Children's Award.