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.

Mem Fox has written over 38 books for adults and children including Possum Magic, which has sold over three million copies and is the bestselling picture book ever in Australia. Mem has been presented with many awards including an AM in the 1993 Australia Day Honours for services to the cultural life of Australia; an SA Great Award for Literature in 2001; the Prime Minister's Centenary Medal in 2003; and she was shortlisted for the Australian of the Year in 2004. She worked as an Associate Professor of Literacy Studies in the School of Education at Flinders University, South Australia for twenty-four years and is now an international literacy consultant.

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.