Richard O'Neill

Richard O'Neill was raised in a traditional Romani family in the north of England. Richard is an award-winning children's writer who tells his stories in schools, museums, libraries and theatres. In 2013 Richard won the National Literacy Hero award, and he also co-founded the UK's annual Diverse Book Week which takes place in June. Follow Richard on Twitter @therroneill. Michelle Russell is from a family of travelling showpeople. She is an author, former Early Years teacher and runs The Activity Bus on Facebook. Michelle and Richard have written The Show Must Go On for the Bug Club Independent Readers series. Elijah Vardo is a Romani artist, illustrator and graphic designer whose goal is to represent the Roma culture within the art community, and see representation that he wished was there growing up.