Roshani Chokshi

Roshani Chokshi is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of books for children, teens, and adults, including the middle-grade novel Aru Shah and the End of Time from the Rick Riordan Presents imprint, which was named one of Time’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time. Her novels have been translated into more than two dozen languages. Chokshi lives in New England with her family.

Lavanya Naidu (she/her) is a storyteller with a passion for building worlds and developing characters with heart. The twilight zone where they meet is where the magic happens! Over the years she has illustrated several children’s books and directed and led on animation productions. When she isn’t drawing, Lavanya is boxing, hiking, cooking, and patting all the dogs. Lavanya grew up in Kolkata, India, and now calls Melbourne her home, where she lives with her husband and their pup.