Milly McCarthy and the Christmas Calamity

Leona Forde is an English and History teacher from Bandon, Co. Cork. She wrote Milly McCarthy for her daughter, who wanted to read a Wimpy Kid-style story but not one set in the US or UK. Leona is married with four children and is currently writing the sequel to Milly McCarthy is a Complete Catastrophe, titled Milly McCarthy and the Irish Dancing Disaster.

Karen Harte is an illustrator, comic creator and visual designer from Dublin. She has worked with a variety of clients such as Positive Period Ireland, Girls Rock Dublin, Fighting Words, the Dublin Feminist Film Festival and more. Her illustrations focus on playful visual storytelling and are informed by finding joy in the everyday.