Mark is a folklore research and author living in Devon, in the South West of the UK. He is a council member of The Folklore Society and the creator and host of The Folklore Podcast, now in its 8th season with over 1.5 million downloads enjoyed worldwide at the time of writing. He is the author of the books ‘Black Dog Folklore’ (Troy Books), ‘Telling the Bees and other Customs’ and the co-written 'Dark Folklore' (The History Press) and the forthcoming ‘Folklore of Devon’ (University of Exeter Press) and other titles. He has also contributed to other books including ‘Magic Folk’ (Gibson Square), ‘Folklore and Fairy Tales Reimagined’ (Between the Lines) and ‘Deepest Darkest Devon’ (Exeter Authors Association).
Rhianna grew up in the Blue Mountains, just outside of Sydney, Australia. Following her passion for drawing and traditional animation overseas, she moved to British Columbia, Canada, where she now lives with her husband Daniel and daughter Evelyn (plus pets!), while working as a storyboard artist for animated television and feature film.
Rhi's interest in folklore began at a young age after being gifted a collection of books from her grandparents, including the Reader's Digest "Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain". The stories and illustrations within became a mainstay in her reading as well as constant inspiration for creative projects, and folklore continues to feature heavily in her current personal and professional illustration work. She also has experience in museum work as a volunteer guide and shipkeeper for the Australian National Maritime Museum, and maritime folklore is a particular area of crossover interest which she continues to study further. 
Her involvement in the Folklore Library and Archive project allows her to further explore countless amazing stories and traditions, as well as connect with others who share a love of all things folklore!
Bethan grew up in Glamorgan, South Wales; a land of myth and folklore. After finding a dusty old book called “The Folklore of Glamorgan” in the corner of a closing down charity shop, she has been in love with the tales found on the outskirts of history ever since. Now living in Essex with her husband and two children she spends her time researching the more supernatural side of the county for the podcast Eerie Essex and expanding an ever growing library of folklore tomes.
Bethan has given talks on folklore connected with death and the landscape, helped to organise conferences on witches and fairies and in the past year has been consulted on Welsh Folklore for television programmes. When she is not doing research she can be found in her art studio painting and works part-time at the University of Essex.