Christine Bruderlin
After gaining degrees in fine art and plant and wildlife illustration, Christine has worked as an illustrator and designer. She has been employed in many areas of publishing, including eight years at an Indigenous publishing house in Alice Springs, and five years as owner of Newcastle's independent bookshop MacLean's Booksellers.

Christine is also a printmaker; her prints Corroboree Rock and Ground at Rainbow Valley II have been acquired by the National Gallery of Australia.

Mark MacLean
Mark holds a degree in modern history and communication studies through Murdoch University, Western Australia, and was among the first group of editors to achieve the status of Accredited Editor (AE) through the Australian Institute of Professional Editors in 2008.

Mark managed IAD Press, the publishing arm of the Institute for Aboriginal Development, Alice Springs, for several years. In 1997 Mark and Christine established MacLean's Booksellers, Newcastle's premier independent bookshop.

Mark is a member of the Society of Editors (NSW), Copyediting-L and the Australian Society of Authors.