The Avril 1 Group was formed by Gerry and Janet Souter in 1995 and is a writing team with more than 50 titles in stores. Aside from writing, the team's skills include photography, editing, production and illustration and graphic design. The group has authored published works in the genres of historical non-fiction, young adult non-fiction, fiction, both historical and creative and biography. The group also has been commissioned to write and edit a variety of other works.