McKinnon, Anne Morgan and Gay

"Anne Morgan’s children’s books include The Sky Dreamer, which has been translated into French as Le bateau de rêves, and the Captain Clawbeak junior novels. She has a PhD in Writing and a Master of Education degree, and is also a prizewinning poet. These days she lives and writes on Bruny Island, Tasmania, where she has an adventure a day at Adventure Bay. Gay McKinnon has worked as a research scientist, lecturer, glass artist, freelance writer and illustrator. After juggling science and art for two decades, Gay took up studies in children’s book illustration and never looked back. She has won the CYA illustration prize, the Omnibus Book illustrated envelope competition, and several chook raffles. Gay lives in Tasmania, where she sells her work through galleries and markets. This is her first children’s book.";