Rebecca Langworthy's doctorate was awarded in 2019, and her thesis examined the development of adult fantasy as a sub-genre in the work of Scottish author George MacDonald. Her current research interests include Scottish Victorian literature, the Gothic, religion and literature, and fantasy literature.
Kristin Lindfield-Ott is an independent scholar based in the Scottish Highlands. She has published extensively on the works of James Macpherson (1736–1796) and on contemporary Scottish fiction.
Jim MacPherson is Senior Lecturer at the Centre for History, University of the Highlands and Islands. He specialises in the history and literature of the Scottish Highlands and the region's connections with empire and is currently writing a book (co-authored with Kristin Lindfield-Ott) about James Macpherson (1736–1796) and his history writing, entitled Macpherson the Historian (Edinburgh University Press, forthcoming 2021).