Hilary Hyland is the author of the award-winning book, The Wreck of the Ethie. A popular speaker, she has given author presentations at more than two hundred schools. She lives in Virginia.

After a long career as a freelance illustrator, producing work for books and magazines, Paul Bachem now devotes his time to painting landscapes and seascapes from nature. His paintings are in numerous private collections as well as the permanent collection of the Forbes Gallery in New York City. He lives in New Jersey.