Rachel Chivers Khoo was born in Belfast and spent most of her childhood sheltering in her local library from the endless Northern Irish rain. She studied English Literature at Oxford before working in book publishing. The Wishkeeper's Apprentice was her debut novel. You can say hello to Rachel online (Twitter: @Rach_Khoo; Instagram: @RachelChiversKhoo).
Alice McKinley writes and illustrates children's books in her studio at the bottom of her garden. She has worked with Andersen Press, Little Tiger Press, Nobrow and Wonderbly.