Sally J. Pla is an award-winning author of books about young people whose brains work a bit differently, including the novels The Someday Birds, Stanley Will Probably Be Fine, and The Fire, The Water, and Maudie McGinn, and the picture book Benji, The Bad Day, And Me. Sally's also co-founder and editor of A Novel Mind, a web resource on mental health and neurodiversity representation in children's literature. Find out lots more at sallyjpla.com.

Rebecca is a graphic novelist and illustrator working in the UK, creating award winning work which has been published with Quill Tree Books, Harper360 and Jessica Kingsley. Being autistic, they are particularly passionate about bringing more autistic characters into kids stories! Outside of drawing, writing, and cuddling their cat, they also love playing role-playing games with friends, going on deep dives into history and growing vegetables in their humble Bristol garden.