Judi Curtin was born in London and grew up in Cork. She trained as a primary school teacher, but is now a full-time writer. She has written thirty-one books for adults and children, many of which have been bestsellers. She is best known for the Alice and Megan series, the Eva series and the Molly and Beth series. In 2019 she wrote her first historical novel for children, Lily at Lissadell, which tells the story of a young girl who has to leave school to work as a housemaid in Lissadell House. Judi’s latest book is Lily’s Dream.

Helen Carr is a Senior Editor at The O’Brien Press, an independent Irish children’s publisher. She has always been interested in the book world and has blogged about and reviewed books for many years. She edits a broad range of bestselling fiction and non-fiction for adults, young adults and children. She loves meeting authors, talking about their books and their characters, getting a feel for the book and how she can work on it to shape it.