Egyptology

Dugald Steer was born in 1965 and grew up in Surrey, where his love of books led him to study English Literature and Philosophy at Bristol. Several jobs later Dugald began working at Templar Publishing, where he worked his way up to Senior Editor, writing and editing many books in house. He has written more than 100 books for Templar, including 11 titles in their hugely successful 'Ology series. Dugald lives near Barcelona in Spain with his wife Ana and his two children.

Ian Andrew studied animation at the Royal College and Croydon College of Art, and illustration at Camberwell College of Arts and Crafts. He has worked for clients on animated work and book illustration. In addition to producing artwork for the best-selling Ology series, Ian also illustrated The Boat, by Helen Ward which was shortlisted for the 2005 Kate Greenaway Medal.

Helen Ward trained at Brighton School of Art, under the direction of well-known children's illustrators including Raymond Briggs. Helen was awarded the first Walker Prize for Children's Illustration. Awards for Helen's work include The National Art Library Award (The Tin Forest), and, in 2003,the The Cockerel and the Fox was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award. Helen lives in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

After 20 years spent doing traditional media watercolour and ink for projects such as Wind in the Willows, Firework-Maker's Daughter and Dragon Quest, Nick moved into digital artwork. He has created artwork for some of the popular Ology series. He lives with his wife and two beagles In Gloucester, UK.