Born in 1977 in Pontian, Johor, Suri Liu was is the pen name of Rabi’ahtuladawyah Md Saleh. In 1998, she started her career as a journalist and writer at Ummah Media and Pustaka Wira. She later worked as an assistant librarian at Johor Heritage Foundation (Yayasan Warisan, Johor). She has written short stories and poetry as well as song lyrics. Her scripts have appeared on Malaysian and Brunei television. She has also written a musical for children. In addition, she is a freelance theatre critic with a regular column. In 2003, she married a Malaysian Chinese and is the mother of two children.

Oi Min Wong gained a Ph.D. in arts from Nihon University. She is a member of the jury for the performing arts at the Malaysia Qualification Agency, for theatre at the BOH Cameronian Arts Awards, and for the ADA Drama Awards. She was a columnist for Malaysian education magazine Anak and a critic for RTM Ai-FM. She has presented theatre work at international theatre festivals around the world, including Japan, Canada, Mexico, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Alongside her work as an artist, she is also an active critic and judge for various organizations. She carries out her wide-ranging creative activities and research falls under the principle of “crossing boundaries towards multicultural coexistence”.