Lianne Ong is a freelance writer and specialises in topics like parenting and education. Her children's picture book, Maxilla, was published in December 2013. She is married and has two children. She lives in Singapore, after two overseas stints spanning six years in Sydney, Australia and the Bay Area, California.

James Tan works as a freelance illustrator. He illustrates picture books and draws his own comics, and has more than 10 years of experience in creating illustrations. He likes to travel, and took half a year off in 2013 to see and draw the world.