Elizabeth Pulford was born in Canada in 1943, raised and educated in Dunedin, and currently lives in Waikouaiti, Otago. A former crafts presenter on the TV magazine show Good Morning artist and graphic designer Fifi Colston lives in Wellington. She has written a number of titles on arts and craft and three fiction titles for young teens, as well as recently illustrating the highly acclaimed David Hill picture book, The Red Poppy.