Kevin Major is an award-winning author of fifteen fiction and non-fiction books for both young adults and adults. His previous work includes Hold Fast, winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for children's literature, and No Man's Land, his first adult novel, which has been adapted into a play and performed for the past ten years by Rising Tide Theatre. New Under the Sun is his third adult novel. Born in Stephenville, Newfoundland, he currently lives in St. John's with his wife; they have two grown sons.

Alan Daniel works for publishers across North America from his Kitchener, Ontario, studio. His art is notable for its fine draftsmanship, humor and versatility of style. He is the illustrator of many children's picture books, including Bunnicula: Return to Howliday Inn, Good Families Don't, The Grand Escape, The Healing of Texas Juke and Carlotta's Kittens. Alan Daniel often collaborates with partner Lea Daniel.