Charles de Lint
<B>Charles De Lint</B> is the much beloved author of more than seventy adult, young adult, and children's books, including <I>The Cats of Tanglewood Forest</I>,<I> The Blue Girl</I>, <I>The Painted Boy</I>, and <I>Under My Skin. </I>Well-known throughout fantasy and science-fiction circles as one of the trailblazers of the modern fantasy genre, he is the recipient of the World Fantasy, White Pine, Crawford, and Aurora awards. De Lint is a poet, songwriter, performer, and folklorist, and he writes a monthly book-review column for the <I>Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction</I>. He shares his home in Ottawa, Canada, with his wife, MaryAnn Harris.<br><br><B>Charles Vess</B> is a world-renowned artist and a three-time winner of the World Fantasy Award, among several others. His work has appeared in magazines, comic books, and novels, including<I> The Cats of Tanglewood Forest</I>, <I>The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales</I>, <I>Peter Pan</I>, <I>The Book of Ballads</I>, and <I>Stardust</I>, written by Neil Gaiman and made into an acclaimed film by Paramount Pictures in 2007. Vess has also illustrated two picture books with Gaiman, <I>Instructions</I> and <I>Blueberry Girl</I>, that were <I>New York Times</I> bestsellers. His art has been featured in several gallery and museum exhibitions across the United States as well as in Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and Italy. He lives on a small farm and works from his studio, Green Man Press, in southwest Virginia.