Sufiya Ahmed was born in India and arrived in the UK as a baby. She lived in Bolton, Lancashire, before moving to London where she still lives. Sufiya has worked in advertising and in the House of Commons, but is now a full-time author. In 2010 Sufiya set up the BIBI Foundation, a non-profit organisation, to arrange visits to the Houses of Parliament for diverse and underprivileged school children.

Hazem is a multidisciplinary illustrator and graphic designer from Lahore, Pakistan. In his personal practice, Hazem works along the themes of speculative design fiction, south-asian futurism and socio-political topics. Hazem has exhibited internationally with work that spans across children's literature, publishing, film, science and academia with local and international clients.