Jessica Walton is a queer, disabled writer and speaker. They co-wrote an episode of Australian comedy series
Get Krack!n that focused on disability, and they are also the author of
Introducing Teddy, a picture book illustrated by Dougal MacPherson. Jess's short stories have been published in Australian anthologies
Funny Bones and
Meet Me at the Intersection, and their poetry can be found in
Growing Up Disabled in Australia and
The (Other) F Word: a Celebration of the Fat and Fierce. To learn more about Jess, visit them at jessicawalton.com.au.
Aska is creative dynamite. She's an award-winning artist and graphic novelist, an ex-quantum physicist, and a big fan of the little doohickey above the s in her name (which is pronounced "Ash-ka"). A hugely engaging and popular presenter, Aska is passionate about visual literacy and has published more than ten books and graphic novels. When she's not creating children's books, Aska is traveling across Western Australia as a roving science communicator. Sometimes, she sleeps. For more on Aska's passions, projects, and art, check out askastorytelling.com.