Wildlight

David Metzenthen is a Melbourne-based author for young readers. He's written dozens of books for children and young adults, including One Runaway Rabbit, Johnny Hart's Heroes, Boys of Blood and Bone, Wildlight: A Journey, Augustin and the Hot Air Balloon and Jarvis. Metzenthen has received many awards for excellence, including the 2000 CBCA Book of the Year Award for Older Readers, a 2003 Victorian Premier's Literary Award and a 2003 Queensland Premier's Literary Award. His book One Minute's Silence won the Children's Fiction category in the 2015 Prime Minister's Literary Awards.

Michael Veitch is a multi-talented writer, performer and presenter. He has an academic background in history but made his name as part of the ABC’s cult hit The D-Generation, followed by Fast Forward, Full Frontal and more. For five years he was the face of ABC television’s national weekly arts program, Sunday Arts, followed by a three year stint on ABC Radio, broadcasting across Tasmania and Victoria.