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Selina Brown is an Author, Marketing Consultant and Event Producer. At 16 she became the Youth MP for Nottingham, her love for words gained her two Degrees and a Masters at 21 years old. After living and working in New York, Jamaica, Kenya and Gambia Selina founded Little Miss Creative, an award-winning Female Development Agency that empowers girls in schools across the UK. During the pandemic she wrote the picture book series Nena that became popular in 2020. The same year Selina launched the intentionally renowned Black British Book Festival, which aims to celebrate new and emerging Black British authors across all genres of literature.

Maxwell Afolabi Oginni is a Nigerian-born, London-based animator & illustrator. Classically trained in 2D character animation, he has worked in the mainstream industry for over 14 years as director, animator & illustrator for TV commercials, music videos & popular children's entertainment productions, such as, 'Mr Bean: The Animated Series', 'Hey Duggee', 'School of Roars', JoJo & Gran Gran, plus various other titles. Having developed his own distinct style, Maxwell has also established himself as a skilled & ambitious creative with a fresh & dynamic approach. His unique artworks have been acknowledged by various institutions & highly respected industry professionals throughout his career.