Frances Itani has published fourteen books, including award-winning novels, short stories, poetry and children’s books. Her 2003 novel Deafening was shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Award, won a Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and has been published in seventeen territories. Frances is a Member of the Order of Canada and a three-time winner of the CBC Literary Award. She currently lives in Ottawa, Ontario, and reviews for the Washington Post.
Geneviève Després completed a degree in industrial design at the Université de Montréal but decided instead to pursue her passion for drawing. After spending a few years in Europe exploring different techniques, Geneviève returned to Quebec. Since then, she has illustrated over 30 picture books, many of which have been translated into other languages. Geneviève uses a variety of techniques in her art and plays with texture and the transparency of different mediums to create unique images. She lives with her family in Saint-Lambert on the south shore of Montreal.