Born in Lanarkshire in 1948, Kathy Elgin is a published adapter, author, and an editor of children's books and young adult books. She studied at the University of London and has been head of publications at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Some of the published credits of Kathy Elgin include Fashions of a Decade: The 1970s (Fashions of a Decade), Knights and Chivalry (Medieval World), Elizabethan England (History of Costume and Fashion), and Daily Life (Changing Times: The Renaissance Era series) (Changing Times). She has also worked as a dance and theatre critic.