Alan Lee is globally celebrated for his artwork inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novels, and for his work on the conceptual design of Peter Jackson's film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.

Brian Froud and Alan Lee collaborated on the bestselling 1978 book Faeries, an illustrated compendium of faerie folklore.

Brian Froud and Alan Lee collaborated on the bestselling 1978 book Faeries, an illustrated compendium of faerie folklore. Brian was then invited by Jim Henson to be conceptual designer for the cult films The Dark Crystal (1982) and Labyrinth (1986) where he met and married puppet-maker and sculptor Wendy Midener, who had made her name as the her work fabricating Yoda for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and also was working on the Henson productions.

Brian’s numerous best selling other works include Good Faeries/Bad Faeries and Lady Cottington's Pressed Faery Book, while Wendy has continues to make models and mythic figures and has illustrated A Midsummer Night’s Faerytale, The Winter Child, and The Faeries of Spring Cottage.

Terri Windling is a writer, editor, and folklorist specialising in fantasy and mythic arts. She has published over forty books, receiving ten World Fantasy Awards (including the Life Achievement Award in 2022), the Mythopoeic Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the SFWA Solstice Award. She has edited many of the major fantasy writers in the field; writes fiction for adults and children, nonfiction on fairy tales and faery lore, and a long-running blog on myth, nature, and creativity: Myth & Moor.