James Thoo, Scriptwriter, Playwright, Author (Palooka: 12 Rounds to Fatherhood)

Wole Talabi, author

Kam Raslan, Author

Associate Professor Dr Surinderpal Kaur, Dean of Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, University Malaya

Raja Ahmad Aminullah, Poet, Author, Activist, Founder of R A Arts Haven

Allison Choong, author and illustrator

Anna Salleh, writer and musician

Dr Susan Philip, Associate Professor in English, Department of English, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya

Pauline Fan, Festival DirectorAdriana Nordin Manan, Co-Curator

James Chai, Author of Sang Kancil, Visiting Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute

Mannar Mannan Maruthai, ex-lecturer, Malaysian Languages and Applied Linguistics Department, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya; former president, Malaysian Tamil Writers Association