Alice Walsh

Freelance writer Alice Walsh felt an immediate connection with the story of Anne Harvey and Hairy Man. She grew up in a small village much like Isle aux Morts. A former pre-school teacher, she is the author of Uncle Farley’s False Teeth and The Model Soldier. Alice Walsh now writes full-time and lives in Nova Scotia.

The son of a Protestant minister, gallery artist Geoff Butler grew up in three outports in Newfoundland. He has written and illustrated two books for children, award-winning The Killick: A Newfoundland Story, and The Hangashore. Geoff Butler lives in Nova Scotia.