Terri McIntyre is a retired teacher of gifted children and lives with her family in northeastern Arizona. She is the author of a chapter book for pre-teens (Stronghold, available on Amazon), a play for READ Magazine, articles for educational publications and many unpublished stories.

The illustrator for Magic Game is Marshal Mageo (pronounced Mahng-ayo) is a teacher substitute and is studying computer science. Marshal is from American Samoa.