Jacqui Colley.'I grew up in Africa, climbing trees, swimming in the sea and making huts in the vines, and now I live in New Zealand in a house with a higgledy-piggledy garden by the sea . Working on picture books is like leaping back to my childhood and a chance for my fantasies and memories to collide.'.Jacqui is a painter who exhibits regularly and has work in private collections internationally. She is also a director of a graphic design and new media company.Kate de Goldi.'I spent my childhood living and breathing stories.

When I wasn't reading, I was writing plays for my sisters, my 42 cousins and my classmates . I spent many hours plotting and planning with these characters and writing new scenes for them to live and play in. I still live with my own story characters in just the same way.'.Kate is an author of three novels for young adults. She is a regular reviewer of children's books and teaches writing workshops.