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Lauren Holowaty Author

Lauren Holowaty (Author)
Lauren Holowaty is an award-winning author who has worked in the children’s publishing industry for 18 years. She has written numerous books for children of all ages that have been published all over the world. She lives in London, England with her adventure-loving family. She can normally be found in her office (AKA The Shed), surrounded by snacks, plants and precariously-piled beautiful books.

Martina Motzo (Author)
After graduating in Theatre Direction and a master in Scriptwriting, Martina discovered that the best way to tell her stories was actually to draw them - especially those featuring space travels, invisible elephants and gigantic flying toasters.

An enthusiastic fan of imaginary Encyclopedias, Odradeks, and Gonzo from the Muppet show, she is still in love with her first pen she stole from her father's desk when she was 5, the magnificent Indian Ink Rotring Pen 0.1.

Martina lives in Rome, where she works as an illustrator and graphic designer.