NOA JONES is an educator, editor, and author. Her work can be found in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Tricycle, Buddhadharma, Vice, Lion's Roar, and other publications. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Middle Way Education, a non-profit devoted to creating pathways for the dharma to enhance modern education. She was the Founding Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Middle Way School in Upstate New York.

DANIEL RIELEY is a freelance illustrator based in London. His work is influenced by his travels and "everyday adventures;" he finds hiking in remote landscapes, French cinema, the ocean, animals (the wild kind), interesting people, and surfing particularly rich sources of inspiration. Daniel works in a range of media, including pencils, watercolor, inks, and digital.