Yannick Haenel is an award winning French novelist.

Sonya Hartnett is the award-winning, internationally-acclaimed author of several novels for adults and younger readers.

John Birmingham is the author of the cult classic He Died With a Felafel in His Hand and most recently the thriller, Without Warning.

Nam Le is a multi-award winning author for his first book, The Boat.

Dagmar Leupold is a German poet.

Abha Dawesar is an Indian novelist based in New York.

Best known for Possum Magic, Mem Fox is one of Australia’s favourite picture-book authors.

Murong Xuecun is one of contemporary China’s most celebrated authors and the winner of the 2010 People’s Literature Prize for his most recent book The Missing Ingredient.

Archie Roach is an indigenous Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist. Archie is a philosopher and storyteller in the tradition of his ancestors, relaying and retelling intimate real life stories through song that have touched the hearts and souls of audiences around the world.