Maddy Mara is the pen name of Australian creative duo Hilary Rogers and Meredith Badger. Hilary is a writer and former publisher; Meredith is a writer and teaches English as a second language. Together they have written or created many bestselling series for kids. Their most recent series is The Dragon Girls, which has over 1.5 million copies in print and is available in multiple countries and languages. They both currently live in Melbourne, Australia. Their website is maddymara.com.