Fiona Carswell is the mother of two boys – one autistic and the other neurotypical – and lives in East Lothian, Scotland. By day, she is a publicist in the Arts & Books sector, promoting (other people’s) books, literary prizes, book festivals, cultural projects, venues and events, in between school runs, swimming lessons and cooking up endless batches of macaroni cheese to fill two hungry boys. Yu Rong has degrees in Chinese Painting and Contemporary Art from Nanjing Normal University and in Communication and Design from the Royal College of Art, London. Deeply versed in traditional Chinese art, she has won numerous international awards including the BIB Golden Apple and the Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Award. Yu Rong's books include Snowflake in my Pocket (with Rachel Bright), Tracks of a Panda (with Nick Dawson) and Shu Lin's Grandpa (with Matt Goodfellow, Otter-Barry Books), shortlisted for the Yoto Kate Greenaway Medal 2022. Yu Rong lives in Cambridgeshire.