Andy Chua

Andy Chua is the award-nominated author of the children’s dinosaur book series, Fossil Finders. Bubbly Books is his publisher. Andy holds a BSc with Merit in Multimedia Technology & Design, and now works as a 3D artist in a defence and engineering company.

Having collected fossils since he was 20, Andy now owns over 600 unique specimens. He is a pioneer member of the local palaeontology society, Singapore Fossil Collectors, and has met palaeontologists and fossil-experts from around the world. Andy regularly conducts classes on prehistoric life in schools, libraries and museums, and has also collaborated with the National Arts Council and Science Centre Singapore for dinosaur-themed events.

Andy is an avid reader, photographer, gamer and jogger. He loves to travel overseas as he gets to spend time with his wife and family, while also getting inspirations for writing and drawing. His seventh book, Extinction Event, will be released in 2026.

Chen Junhua

Chen Junhua was a teacher in a local primary school for over 15 years and a graduate from Nanyang Technological University with a major in the English Language. He has the distinction of being the sole two-time champion of the writing competition hosted by FairyTalez.com under the pen name Heroald Chern, under which he also authored the fairy tale, Library of Mystory, Royal Dragonfly Book Award Winner for Chapter Books. More recently his book, Beware the Sunda Slow Loris and other Singaporean Fables was featured on The Straits Times and a finalist for the Feather Quill Book Awards for Children’s Early Readers. In years of teaching, he has learned to harness the power of using storytelling as a tool for the teaching of morals and values.

Darel Seow (Moderator)

Darel is a visual storyteller, educator and designer who illustrates the tales of the natural world through his unique brand of wry wit and whimsy. He believes in the draw of storytelling as a means of engagement, creating experiences that simultaneously excite and educate. Fascinated by the narratives in nature and culture, he enjoys working with partners worldwide like the British Museum, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Ikea and Google to explore learning through the power of storytelling, imagination and play. His works span public art, interactive experiences and of course picture books, which tell and re-tell uniquely Singaporean stories.