Athambile Masola is a South African writer, historian, poet and educator whose work seeks to recover and celebrate the lives and voices of black women. She holds a PhD in African literary studies from Rhodes University, and currentl (2025) teaches in the Department of Historical Studies at University of Cape Town. She co-authored the children’s history series Imbokodo: Women Who Shape Us, creating engaging and inspiring stories that introduce young readers to influential South African women and their legacies. Xolisa Guzula is a South African educator, author, translator, and literacy advocate committed to multilingual children’s literature and literacy education. She is currently (2025) a senior lecturer in Applied Language and Literacy Studies at University of Cape Town, where she specializes in helping children learn to speak, read and write in two or more languages — bridging English and African home languages. She has written several children’s books and co‑authored the children’s‑history series Imbokodo: Women Who Shape Us. As a translator, she has translated numerous acclaimed children’s books from English into isiXhosa, including a translation of the internationally recognized title The Hidden Star into isiXhosa — part of her broader work to make children’s literature more accessible in South African languages.