Rod Carley is the award-winning author of RUFF (2024 national bestseller), GRIN REAPING (2022), KINMOUNT (2020), and A Matter of Will (2017). He’s been long listed for the Leacock Medal for Humour three times and has twice received the Silver Medal from the Independent Publisher Book Awards in addition to the Bronze Medal for Humour from Foreword Review INDIES. He was a Finalist for 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Humor, the 2021 Carter V. Cooper Short Fiction Prize, the 2023 ReLit Award for Best Short Fiction, and the Northern Lit Award for Fiction. Last spring, Rod was Writer in Residence at the Toronto Reference Library. He is a co-founder and curator for the St. Lawrence Writers Festival. The Great Catsby by Hilton (his eldest cat) – an illustrated catification of the literary classic for cat lovers and book lovers alike – is being published in early September with Smart House Books.

Hilton was abandoned as a kitten. All-Heart Pet Rescue in Powassan, ON, found him in a ditch and nursed him back to health. At the age of six months, he was adopted into a loving home filled with books, pillows and endless kibble. In addition to writing, Hilton enjoys chicken paté, bird watching, and long afternoon naps. The Great Catsby is his first Catification.

Juliette Miron is a writer-illustrator from Québec’s Eastern Townships. Rooted in nature, her work blends gentle storytelling with whimsical, animal-centred artwork. She is the creator of the Maple and Renoir graphic novel series, published by Éditions Michel Quintin. She loves to roam in nature in search of her next muse. She was the 2025 winner of the Canine Centrale de France Literary Prize recognizing books that value the relationship between dogs and humans. She is the illustrator for The Great Catsby by Hilton.