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Dave Paddon was born and raised in Northwest River, Labrador. He is a crowd favourite at storytelling and ballad-singing events in St. Johns, has performed at festivals and concerts across the island and on the mainland, and as a guide and storyteller for Adventure Canada cruises to the North. Dave has written numerous recitations; five of them The Card Game, Berries, The 12, Not a Word of a Lie, and The Christmas Turr have been published by Running the Goat as letterpress-printed chapbooks. Ralph, Flying Hound, his first book for children, was published in October 2016, and was included in the TD Summer Reading Club's Top 10 Recommended Reads (2017). A collection of thirteen of his recitations, Half the Lies You Tell Are Not True was published in the spring of 2018. A former commercial pilot, Dave divides his time between St. Johns and English Harbour. Lily Snowden-Fine is an illustrator and multi-disciplinary artist living in Vancouver. Since studying at the Ontario College of Art and Design, she has illustrated three childrens books for Thames and Hudson Publishing, as well as illustrated for such clients as the New York Times, the Globe and Mail, and Soho House London. She also has two upcoming childrens book with Penguin Random House and Owl Kids.

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Rex Letoa Paget (Samoan/Danish) is a fa‘afatama crafter of words born in Aotearoa, now living on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri people. His poetry and storytelling are his compass through space and time. His works are giftings from his ancestors and have been published in Tupuranga, Te Tangi A Te Ruru, AUNTIES, Overcom, No Other Place to Stand: An Anthology of Climate Change Poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand, Rapture: An Anthology of Performance Poetry from Aotearoa New Zealand, Spoiled Fruit: Queer Poetry from Aotearoa, and Australian Poetry Anthology Vol 10. His offerings are lessons, learnings, and acknowledgments for the timelines and traditions of yesterday, today and tomorrow.

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Dr Ron Palenski is one of New Zealand’s most respected sports writers. A former correspondent for NZPA and deputy editor of The Dominion newspaper, Ron has authored some of this country’s biggest selling sports books.

Jennifer Palgrave is the pen name of writing partnership Lois Cox and Hilary Lapsley. Lois and Hilary are based in Wellington, which provides a rich setting for their books. This is their second Lauren Fraser novel. For more information, visit their website at: www.jenniferpalgrave.wordpress.com