Katie Dickson studied English Literature and Philosophy in Trinity (2000-5), with a sabbatical year as Deputy President of the Students' Union and Editor of the University Record (2003-4). She has a Masters in Library and Information Studies from UCD. She is the school librarian in Wesley College, Dublin, and is a founding member of the Library Association of Ireland's School Library Group. Sorcha Pollak is a journalist with The Irish Times and writes the popular 'New to the Parish' series. Her first book, New to the Parish: Stories of Love, War and Adventure from Ireland's Immigrants, appeared in 2018. She has worked for the Guardian and TIME Magazine, and holds a BA in European Studies from Trinity (2006-10), and an MSc in Media, Communications and Development from the LSE.