A native of Cleveland, OH, Nonie Shiverick has always been inspired by creative pursuits. As a teenager, watching the behind-the-scenes footage of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, she fell in love with film as a technical medium. After a brief detour in the world of ballroom dance, Nonie ended up on a filmset practically by accident. After pursuing acting for a few years, she found she kept writing stories in her head that she wished would be made. Realizing Hollywood would never read her mind, and finally believing her mother that “the world needs more feminist writers,” Nonie began making her own projects. Dogwood was inspired by the death of her dog, Bosco, and she hopes it will speak to pet owners of all kinds.

Dylan Speeg was born in Cincinnati and has lived there his entire life. He attended high school at The School for the Creative and Performing Arts and then The Art Academy of Cincinnati in the early 90s and has worked as a portrait painter and illustrator ever since. Working as an instructions illustrator for Proctor & Gamble right out of college helped him to learn to swallow his feelings. Doing political cartoons and illustrations newspapers, he formed a unique style. Appearing on television as a host and segment producer for Good Morning Tri-state on WCPO for 2 years helped him form a more worldly view. His spay paint stenciled illustrations for The CityBeat “Best Of Cincinnati” issue received the Best Illustrated Series Award from the Cleveland Press Club. Dylan likes to use the people he knows as subject matter. He works nights as a bartender and performs standup comedy on occasion. He is also a musician in the band Heavy Hinges.