In 2002, novelist and astrologer Jessica Adams published 21st Century Goddess (Allen and Unwin) with bestselling authors Jelena Glisic and Anthea Paul. Almost ten years later, it was time for a very different kind of goddess to be born – one who loved travel, but longed for a handpicked guide.

Illustrator and author Anna Johnson, working with Jessica Adams, helped to bring together more than 30 writers and many more well-travelled contributors for the book. Most of them are also editors at Holiday Goddess.

Their shared career adventures include Lonely Planet, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Luxe Guides, Rolling Stone, Harpers Bazaar, BBC-TV, Triple J and Mad magazine.