Venero Armanno was born in Brisbane, Australia to Sicilian migrant parents. He is the author of a book of short stories and nine critically acclaimed novels. His books have been published in USA, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Holland, Israel and South Korea. He has travelled widely and lived for a year and a half in Paris. Veny is also a trained screenwriter and teaches creative writing at the University of Queensland.
Dino Marnika studied drama and teaching in Melbourne and London before embarking on an acting career. He has appeared in theatre productions such as Romeo and Juliet and Solitary Animals. Dino has also appeared in many of Australia's most popular television productions including Blue Heelers, Good Guys, Bad Guys, State Coroner and Neighbours.