Riz Chester: The Evidence Track

R. A. Stephens is a teacher by day, writer,editor and publisher by night. She is passionate about the written word, whatstories can do to take a reader to a new world and open our eyes to love,compassion, the bigger picture and much more. When not working, teaching orwriting, she enjoys living in the country and spending time with her kids andcats. Em Hammond is an Autistic Artist and Illustrator fromthe Hunter region, NSW. She is also a busy mum to three young kids, and aSpeech Pathologist specialising in neurodiversity-affirming practice.Em loves spending her spare time creating images andstories that spark imagination and whimsy. She grew up reading the magic thatwas Roald Dahl and Enid Blyton, and knew that she wanted to create magicbetween pages someday. She definitely spent a lot of time drawing in themargins of her schoolbooks when she should have been learning aboutmathematical concepts. Em dreams of one day writing and illustrating picture books and middlegrade fiction that shine a bright light onto Neurodivergent characters andexperiences. Books are a special kind of magic and she hopes to make big,beautiful change in the world with her words and pictures.

“What afun, enjoyable read about Riz and her science and forensics loving friends! Thetidbits of information scattered through are fun and knowledgeable, and it’sgreat to have a series focussed on science, teamwork and mysteries.”- Kat_Bookworm(Instagram)