Ron Kandelaars is passionate about South Australian stories, regularly travelling the state for both Channel 7 News and SA Weekender television programs. Ron has written, produced and presented over 2000 stories for Channel 9's multi-awardwinning travel program Postcards. In 2011, Ron was awarded South Australian of the Year (Tourism) in the Advantage SA South Australian of the Year Awards; and Outstanding Contribution by an Individual in the South Australian Tourism Awards. Ron currently divides his working time between producing television stories and running his media training consultancy.
Evelyn Conlon is a novelist, short-story writer and radio essayist. Born in Ireland, she lived in Australia for a number of years. Her last novel Skin of Dreams was shortlisted for Irish Novel of the Year. The title story of her collection Taking Scarlet as a Real Colour was performed at the Edinburgh Theatre Festival. She is a member of Aosdana, the fellowship of honoured artists in Ireland, and lives in Dublin.