Dave Borgenicht is the coauthor of all the books in the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series and the founder of Quirk Books. He knows how to float on quicksand, jump from a moving car, and properly groom a gorilla. He lives in Philadelphia.

Justin Heimberg defines the word extreme. He is extremely cautious and wary. He is an extreme sleeper and an extreme television watcher. On the rare occasion when Justin is not being extreme, he writes books and films. He lives in an extreme suburb in Maryland.

Wenke Kramp is an illustrator from Berlin, Germany.