Barry Timms likes the way that stories bring people together. He can often be found with pencil in hand, writing or drawing or both. He loves road movies, ghost trains, and exploring forgotten side streets.

Laura Borio used to draw on the kitchen walls as a child, to the delight of her parents. Once she realized that she liked drawing on paper more, she decided to become a children's book illustrator and now her days are filled with sketches, colors, cats, and raspberry jam croissants.