Phil Stamper is the bestselling author of The Gravity of Us, Small Town Pride, and other LGBTQ+ books for kids and teens. His stories are packed with queer joy, and his characters are often too ambitious for their own good. Born and raised in a rural village near Dayton, Ohio, he now lives outside New York City with his husband and their daughter.

Steffi Walthall is a Virginia-based illustrator, a sometimes comic artist, and all times storyteller that celebrates diversity in all forms. She loves working on character-centric stories whether they are fictional or historical.