Nicolette Jones is a writer, literary critic and broadcaster who has been children's book reviewer of The Sunday Times for more than two decades.

Malorie Blackman has written over 70 books for children and young adults, including the Noughts & Crosses series, Thief and a science-fiction thriller, Chasing the Stars. Many of her books have also been adapted for stage and television, including a BAFTA-award-winning BBC production of Pig-Heart Boy and a Pilot Theatre stage adaptation by Sabrina Mahfouz of Noughts & Crosses. There is also a major BBC production of Noughts & Crosses, with Roc Nation (Jay-Z’s entertainment company) curating the soundtrack as executive music producer. In 2005 Malorie was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her distinguished contribution to the world of children’s books. In 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children’s literature, and between 2013 and 2015 she was the Children’s Laureate. Most recently Malorie wrote for the Doctor Who series on BBC One, and the fifth novel in her Noughts & Crosses series, Crossfire.

Nathaniel Price is a writer for TV, Film, Radio and Theatre. He is one of the script writers of the TV adaptation of Malorie Blackman's Noughts and Crosses, which aired on the BBC in March 2020. All episodes are currently available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Other credits include writing on crime drama, Tin Star II and the original Radio 4 play 'Baller'.