Adrian Lloyd has played football for over 40 years and is a FA qualified coach, having coached children in America, at Fulham FC in London and both adult and children's teams in Australia. Adrian has also spent the last 20 years working in publishing, marketing and digital advertising for major global publishers and brands.
 

Adam Jackson has worked in football for nearly 20 years, starting his career at Manchester United then moving to Australia to work in sports publishing, most notably leading the sales and marketing for football magazine FourFourTwo. He is currently the Head of Marketing at global sports broadcaster beIN SPORTS, who broadcast European football in Australia and New Zealand. 

Jake A Minton lives on Bundjalung Country near Byron Bay. Jake was a finalist for the Little Hare Illustration Prize in 2022. His first picture book, There's No Such Book, went on to be shortlisted for the CBCA Award for Best New Illustrator. Jake's second picture book, Two Turtles, has been named an Honour Book in the 2025 CBCA Awards. Jake is also the illustrator of the popular illustrated junior-fiction series Zombie Diaries, and he launched the new Australian graphic novel imprint Figment with his title Inked in April 2025.