S. Bear Bergman is an author, storyteller, educator and founder of children's book publisher Flamingo Rampant. He writes creative non-fiction for grown-ups, fiction for children, resolutely factual features for various outlets, the advice column Asking Bear, and was the co-editor (along with Kate Bornstein) of Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation. His forthcoming book is SPECIAL TOPICS IN BEING A HUMAN, from Arsenal Pulp in October 2021

Rachel Dougherty is a queer illustrator and children's author. Rachel is passionate about kids growing into their best future selves, regardless of their assigned genders. She pushes paint and pixels from a cluttered but colorful studio in Philadelphia, where she's usually distracted by her charming wife and her yipping dog.