Swallow's Dance

With a string of awards and accolades, including the CBCA Book of the Year and Prime Minister's Award for Children's Literature, internationally bestselling author Wendy Orr has written more than 40 books for children, teenagers and adults, and has been published in 29 languages. Wendy wrote the first Australian children's book to be adapted for a Hollywood feature film – Nim's Island, starring Jodie Foster, who was passionate about the book because it had turned her son into a reader. Wendy grew up in Canada, France and the United States, and now lives in Mornington Peninsula, Australia.

Roslyn Oades is a creative all-rounder: voice artist, performer, award-winning playwright, director and occasional muppet operator. As a voice artist she particularly enjoys character work and her diverse array of cartoon voices – from plucky kids to evil villains – can be heard on many of Australia’s best-known TV series for children including: Tracey McBean, Bananas in Pyjamas, Kitty is Not a Cat, Dogstar, Zigby, Sherazade: The Untold Stories, Sea Princesses, Bambaloo, ZuZu & the Supernuffs, Kangaroo Creek Gang and Toybox.