Sharmilla Ganesan is a Malaysian writer who does feature stories and reviews for The Star newspaper, primarily on books, arts and film. She also writes a literary column called “Booked Out”, which aims to create accessible conversations about books and reading. She is a former Fulbright/Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow. Sharmilla’s short stories can be found in “KL Noir: Yellow” and “Cyberpunk: Malaysia”, and in the "Eastlit", "Rambutan Literary" and "Thief" journals.

9 out of 10 say I was mad. The 10th was a Doctor.

Martin Vengadesan is associate editor at Malaysiakini. He began his journalism career in 1996 with The Star, specialising in stories about music, art and entertainment. He is co-author of the best-selling true crime book Malaysian Murders & Mysteries with fellow journalist Andrew Sagayam. His second book was the dystopian science fiction novel Malaya 2057: A Thousand Moons Have Passed. In 101 Albums You Need To Hear Before I Die he revisits his past as a music journalist. He was formerly general treasurer of the National Union of Journalists and a vice-president of the Youth Wing of Parti Keadilan Rakyat. As a musician, he has also recorded five albums in the folk-rock, psychedelic rock and progressive rock genres. A father of three, he is the son of former diplomat Ambassador Dato’ R Vengadesan and was born in Finland before growing up in nine countries across four continents.