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Margaret McNamara grew up in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, in a house where there were fairies at the bottom of her garden. Now she lives in New York City with her family, and she spends her summers on an island very much like Sheepskerry.

Michaela Morgan has written many popular books for children. Her work includes junior fiction, picture books, poetry and non-fiction. Among her many achievements she is an award winning author, short-listed for the Blue Peter Book Award, the Children’s Book Award, named an International Reading Association Children’s Choice and won a United Kingdom Reading Association award. She has contributed to many school book weeks, INSET courses and conferences. Her work is published internationally.

Michelle Misra worked as an editor on various major series, including ‘Rainbow Magic’, before going freelance in 2005. Since then she has worked creatively with several publishers, advising and putting together series proposals for ‘Magic Ballerina’ and ‘Ugenia Lavender’. She has written under various pseudonyms, including Lucy Daniels, and is now developing and writing her own projects. Michelle lives in London with her husband and young son.

Margaret Mahy was born in New Zealand and has loved telling stories all her life. She has published well over a hundred titles and won several major prizes and awards, including The Order of New Zealand, for her internationally-acclaimed contribution to children’s literature.