Christine Hartman Derr is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. She’s a graduate from VCFA’s Writing for Children MFA program, where she was selected as a DEI Fellow and a Center for Arts and Social Justice Fellow. Her work includes themes on identity, belonging, and sharing the Cherokee language. Originally from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, Christine lives in Tennessee with her spouse, children, and a rambunctious crew of lovable pets.

Morgan Thompson is a Cherokee artist who loves telling stories. When not drawing, she is often writing, and when she isn’t writing she is beading. She has a deep love for her Cherokee community and telling Indigenous stories to a wider audience. She lives in Ada, Oklahoma.