ROALD DAHL was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian, and medical inventor. He was also the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, and many more brilliant stories.

INSHA FITZPATRICK (she/they) is an author, writer, and actual player in tabletop role-playing games. She is the author of The Girl Who Loved Monsters (The Devilfish Bay series), the series A Totally Factual Guide to the Supernatural (Hanging with Vampires, Chilling with Ghosts, and Sightseeing with Aliens), and the nonfiction graphic novels for Who HQ about Rosa Parks and the Salem Witch Trials. When she’s not creating new characters and scary worlds, she is catching up on horror films or consumed by reality TV.

KATELAN (KITT) THOMAS (they/them) is a first-generation Lucian American author-illustrator and graduate of the Ringling College of Art and Design with a BFA in visual studies. Kitt’s mission is to celebrate Black culture with their drawings and to encourage inclusion in all forms of art, as they found it hard to see themself properly represented in the media they enjoyed growing up. They have worked with such companies as Netflix, Hasbro, and Cartoon Network. They are the #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator of Stacey’s Extraordinary Words and are an NAACP Award–winning illustrator. They are also the illustrator of My Fade Is Fresh, Stacey’s Remarkable Books, Patchwork
Prince, and Cape.