Melanie Crowder is the acclaimed author of several books for young readers, including the 2015 National Jewish Book Award finalist, Audacity, and the young adult novel Jumper. She holds an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Roy Henry Vickers is an artist, author, and a recognized leader in the First Nations community. He has received many awards and honors for his art and community involvement, including a hereditary chieftainship and several hereditary names given by the Northwest Coast First Nations. Roy has been appointed to the Order of British Columbia and to the Order of Canada, and he's received the Queen's Golden and Diamond Jubilee Medals. His picture books Raven Brings the Light and Cloudwalker are award-winning bestsellers in Canada.