Umthombo Magic 2

Charles Siboto is an author from South Africa who currently lives in Germany. He studied at the University of Johannesburg and worked as an editor for children’s and youth literature for four years. Storytelling is his specialty and he finds inspiration in everything from literature to popular culture to technical innovation. He is the co-author of an illustrated children’s book, The Blacksmith and the Dragonfly, published in November 2018.

Tanika Cronje, also known as "Sister Sphynx", is an artist, illustrator and graphic designer based in Cape Town. She studied Art and Design in Durban and Cape Town. Most of her illustration work is rendered digitally, and her personal work consists of cartoon and character design with people and animals being her main choice of subject matter.