Winnie the Witch was created by Valerie Thomas. In writing these stories, a new author, Laura Owen, has had unrestricted access to the world of Winnie and Wilbur. She has discovered hitherto unknown details about the life and mishaps of everyone’s favourite witch. Winnie has let Laura into her home and talked to her frankly about the many adventures she has shared with Wilbur. In order for this bond of trust to continue between Winnie and Laura, Laura has chosen to keep her profile as low as possible.

Korky Paul was born in Harare, Zimbabwe in 1951. He studied art at the Durban School of Art then spent three years working for an advertising agency in Cape Town. In 1976 he got a job illustrating and designing educational books in Greece. He then spent some time working for an advertising agency in London and Los Angeles and then studied film animation at Cal Arts in California. Korky Paul is married with two children. He works in Oxford but spends the summer living it up in Greece.

Valerie Thomas was born in Australia and has lived there for most of her life. She has worked as a teacher, but her special hobby is travelling, and she has travelled to most parts of the world, even Antartica, but she doesn't travel by broomstick. She is now trying to organise her life so that she never has to experience another winter. She used to live with a big black cat exactly like Wilbur, but luckily her house was not black.