Suchen Christine Lim is the Inaugural Singapore Literature Prize winner and a well-known author in Singapore. Shashi Tharoor is an Indian MP and former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, and a Commonwealth Writers' Prize-winning author of 12 books, including "The Great Indian Novel". Felix Cheong is a Singaporean author of 7 books and a regular speaker at writers festivals all over the world. Jaishree Misra is the author of 7 novels, published by Penguin and Harper Collins, all of which have been Indian bestsellers. O Thiam Chin is one of Singapore's bright new stars on the writing scene and the author of several books and numerous published short stories. Anjali Menon is a filmmaker and author originally from Kerala who now lives in London and Bombay. Verena Tay is a well-known writer and director in Singapore theatre circles and the author of several plays.

Foreword: More than Stories by Kirpal Singh Foreword: The Anxiety of Audience by Shashi Tharoor Big Wall Newspaper by Suchen Christine Lim The Death of a Schoolmaster by Shashi Tharoor Because I Tell by Felix Cheong A Life Elsewhere by Jaishree Misra Patchwork by O Thiam Chin In Memory of Kaya Toast by Anjali Menon Taste by Verena Tay