Marzieh Abbas was Raised between the bustling cities of Dubai, U.A.E and Karachi, Pakistan. She loves traveling, reading and samosas. She is a member of SCBWI, 12x12, and a graduate of the Lyrical Language Lab, Children's Book Academy, and Storyteller Academy. She is active on Twitter where she continues to form connections with the Writing Community, runs a kidlit review group on Facebook and blogs about her author journey and life in Pakistan on Instagram.

Anoosha Syed is an award-winning illustrator and character designer for animation based in Toronto. She has illustrated over 20 children's books, and has worked with clients including Google, Netflix, Disney Jr and Dreamworks TV.