Dianne Stewart is an award-winning author who has published many highly acclaimed children's books and others on African culture, both locally and internationally. She has degrees in African languages and literature, and is well steeped in anthropology, all of which provide an excellent pool of knowledge for her research into African folklore and mythology. Elizabeth Pulles is a children's and commercial illustrator, painter and sculptor from Johannesburg. She is a multiple-award winner: A couple of ATKV prizes, the Vivian Wilkes prize, the M.E.R. prize and most recently the IBBY/Exclusive Books prize for Siyolo's Jersey.