Bijan Omrani

Bijan Omrani
Bijan Omrani is a historian and classicist, whose work spans Asian as well as European history. Photo by Sandy Crole

Carlo Pizzati

Carlo Pizzati
Carlo Pizzati is a journalist and author of two novels, a collection of short stories and three works of non-fiction, including, Mappillai: An Italian Son-in-Law in India. Photo: Mia Murgese Mastroianni

Lindsay Pollock

Lindsay Pollock
Lindsay Pollock, a lifelong illustrator, is the co-creator of Vanni: A Family's Struggle through the Sri Lankan Conflict – a graphic novel. Photo: Dan P. Neegaard

Alek Sigley

Alek Sigley
Alek Sigley became one of the first Westerners to study at Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang, North Korea. Photo: Hans Van

Hannah Lucinda Smith

Hannah Lucinda Smith
Hannah Lucinda Smith is The Times's correspondent in Turkey and the author of Erdogan Rising: The Battle for the Soul of Turkey. Photo: Bradley Secker

Michael Vatikiotis

Michael Vatikiotis
Michael Vatikiotis is the author of Blood & Silk: Power and Conflict in Modern Southeast Asia, drawn partly from his experience as a peace negotiator in the region. Photo: Arif Hafiz

Patrick Winn

Patrick Winn
Patrick Winn is a Robert F Kennedy Award-winning journalist working in Southeast Asia and the author of Hello, Shadowlands.