Marc Nair is a poet who works at the intersection of art forms. He is currently pursuing projects that involve film and creative non-fiction. His work revolves around the ironies and idiosyncrasies of everyday life. He has published ten collections of poetry.

Firdaus Sani is a fourth-generation Orang Laut, whose ancestry can be traced to the Riau islands. In 2020, Firdaus started Orang Laut Singapore (@oranglautsg), a page dedicated to retelling stories of Pulau Semakau, one of Singapore’s Southern Islands, through photographs and stories based on his family's experience. Firdaus also offers traditional Orang Laut cuisine, home-cooked by his mother Mdm Nooraini at www.oranglaut.sg. He works at an environmental non-profit and strives to bridge the gap between sustainability and island traditions.

Mrigaa Sethi was born in Delhi and raised in Bangkok. Her poems have appeared in The Seneca Review, Mahogany Journal and other journals. She has performed as a storyteller at Other Tongues: A Festival of Minority Voices, the Singapore Night Festival and StoryFest. Last year, she hosted a podcast series on mysticism as part of the Singapore Writers Festival.

A celebrated Malay singer, performer, and educator, Asnida Daud has wowed audiences since her television debut at 17. In the 90s, her singing and theatre performances brought her to international festivals in Bali, Hong Kong, and Brunei Darussalam. Today, Asnida is an educator and Senior Specialist with the Ministry of Education. Through creating resources for schools and award-winning television shows, she embodies her belief that the Malay language plays a crucial role in understanding Malay heritage and culture.

Cyril Wong is a poet and fictionist from Singapore.

Bani Haykal experiments with text and music. As an artist and musician, Bani considers music as material and his projects revolve around human-machine intimacies through various forms of interfacing and interaction.