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- Asia Literary Review
- Asia Writes – online bulletin listing opportunities for writers
- Asian American Writers Workshop
- Australian Association of Literary Translation
- Australian Association of Writing Programs
- Australian Society of Authors
- Book Development Council Singapore
- Cha: An Asian Literary Journal
- Davao Writers Guild
- DSC Jaipur Literature Festival
- Galle Literary Festival, Sri Lanka
- George Town Literary Festival, Penang (Malaysia)
- Hong Kong International Literary Festival
- International Writing Program (IWP), Iowa
- Japan Writers Conference
- Literary Translation Centre (English PEN)
- Mascara – bi-annual literary journal
- Mascara Literary Review
- National Book Development Board, Philippines.
- Peony Literary Agency
- Queensland Writers Centre
- Renditions – the leading international journal of Chinese literature in English translation
- Sangam House – international writers' residency program in India
- Shanghai Literary Festival
- Singapore Writers Festival
- Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
- Society of Nepali Writers in English
- South Asian Literature Festival
- South East Asian Writers Award (S.E.A. Write Award)
- The Applicant – a Kathmandu-based Literary Journal
- Varuna, The Writers House
- Writers Centre Norwich
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- A. J. Thomas
- Aaron Lee
- Abha Iyengar
- Adam Aitken
- Aileen Ibardaloza-Cassinetto
- Ali Cobby Eckermann
- Alvin Pang
- Andrew Bond
- Anette Pollner
- Anita Kainthla
- Anne Brewster
- Anne Hilty
- Arjun Choudhuri
- Azam Abidov
- Barbara Brooks
- Bem Le Hunte
- Bernice Chauly
- Beth Green
- Bhavna Khemlani
- Bob d'Costa
- Bonnie S. McDougall
- Brian Castro
- Carmen Jenner
- Caroline Williamson – Translator
- Catherine Cole
- Catherine Padmore
- Cecep Syamsul Hari
- Chaitanya Vyas
- Chris Gribble
- Christopher Merrill
- Claire Scobie
- Clare Baillieu
- Clarissa V Militante
- Colin Cheney
- CP Rajasekharan
- Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo
- Dai Fan
- Daryll Jane Delgado
- David Karashima
- David Whish-Wilson
- Dawn Farnham
- Deborah Iwabuchi
- Deborah Ruiz Wall
- Deborah Wall
- Denise Mack
- Dennis Haskell
- Dennis Posadas
- Di Li
- Dinah Roma
- Dipika Mukherjee
- Don Messerschmidt
- Donald Quist
- Edgar Samar
- Edward Lipsett
- Elaine Woo
- Eliza Vitri Handayani
- Ellen Taleon
- Ffion Murphy
- Frances Crsantia Koya
- Ginger Sinsabaugh MacDonald
- Gioia Guerzoni
- Glen Phillips
- Grant Caldwell
- Hans Stefan Danerek
- Harry Aveling
- Helena Hu
- Holly Thompson
- Ibrahim Waheed
- Imam Muhtarom
- Indah Lestari
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- Indra Chopra
- Inez Baranay
- Irina Dunn
- Isabela Banzon
- Isagani Cruz
- Ivy Alvarez
- Iwan Sulistiawan
- Jacob Isaac
- James Grubman
- James Saguinsin
- James Tam
- Jan Cornall
- Jan Cornall
- Jane Camens
- Jane Vejjajiva
- Jane Weizhen Pan
- Janet DeNeefe
- Jannatul Ferdous
- Jayanthi Manoj
- Jeet Thayil – Man Booker Prize shortlist 2012
- Jenitha James
- Jennifer Mackenzie
- Jenny Desmond Walters
- Jeremy Tiang
- Jeri Kroll
- Jhoanna Lynn Cruz
- Jill Dawson
- Jill Dobson
- Jill Jones
- Joe Cummings
- John McGlynn
- John McGlynn
- Jon Cook
- Jose Dalisay – winner of 16 Palanca Awards in five genres. Shortlisted for the inaugural Man Asian Literary Prize.
- Josiane Smith Behmoiras
- Judith Buckrich
- Julie O'Yang
- Julienne van Loon
- Karm Arger
- Kathleen Ahrens
- Kathryn Koromilas
- Kavita Jindal
- Kelly Gardiner
- Kelly Morse
- Keshab Sigdel
- Kim Cheng Boey
- Kim Roberts
- Koushik Roy
- Kulpreet Yadav
- Kyoko Yoshida
- Lakambini A. Sitoy (Bing Sitoy)
- Leon Trainor
- Leza Lowitz
- Lionel Fogarty
- Louisa Graham
- Mags Webster
- Mahmud Rahman
- Manfred Malzhan
- Mani Rao
- Marc de Faoite
- Marco Lobo
- Mariko Nagai
- Martin Alexander
- Martin Merz
- Massimo Morello
- Meira Chand
- Melody Kemp
- Menka Shivadasani
- Merlinda Bobis
- Michael Brennan
- Michael Coroza
- Michael Vatikiotis
- Michael Vatikiotis
- Michelle Aung Thin
- Mio Debnam
- Mohammad Moheuddin
- Mohezin Tejani
- Moya Costello
- Mukul Deva
- Nguyên Hoàng Bao Viêt
- Nicholas Jose
- Nikesh Murali
- Ninie G.Syarikin
- Nury Vittachi
- Patrick Holland
- Penelope Jade Chai
- Qaisra Shahraz
- Rachel Edwards
- Rajni Mala Khelawan
- Ramakrishna Purga
- Ramon C Sunico (RayVi)
- Rasana Atreya
- Rashida Murphy
- Ravi Shankar
- Ray Hsu
- Rebecca Hogue
- Ricardo M. de Ungria
- Richard Madrilejos
- Robin Hemley
- Ronald Pillai
- Rosario Arlene Domingo
- Royston Tester
- Rukmini Bhaya Nair
- Sandy Curtis
- Sharmila Rao (AKA 'Parvati')
- Sharon Rundle
- Shelly Bryant
- Shirley Young-Eun Lee
- Shobha Nihalani
- Shobha Shukla
- Shogo Oketani
- Shreekumar Varma
- Siew Hui Verena Tay
- Siobhan Campbell
- Smita Sahay
- Song Zijiang (Chris)
- Soranat Tailanga
- Sreang Heng
- Stephanie Green
- Suchen Christine Lim
- Suneetha Balakrishnan
- Surapeepan Chatraporn
- Surendra Verma
- Susan Blanshard
- Suvi Lampila
- Suvi Tuuli Ellen Lampila
- Suzan Piper
- Suzanne Kamata
- T.S. Tirumurti
- Tejaswini Apte-Rahm
- Terri-ann White
- Terry Siu-han Yip
- Thanet Aphornsuvan
- Tom Cho
- Tulsi Badrinath
- Uddipana Goswami
- Vaughan Rapatahana
- Vaughan Rapatahana
- Victor Marsh
- Vihang A. Naik
- Vijayender Cherupally
- Vipul Rikhi
- Vishnu Rai
- Voicu Mihnea Simandan
- Vu Phuong Lien
- Xu Xi
- Yin Ee Kiong (‘Yin’)
- Zeyar Lynn
- Honorary Fellows
- Amit Chaudhuri
- Amitav Ghosh
- Jeet Thayil – Man Booker Prize shortlist 2012
- John M. Coetzee – Nobel Laureate
- Jose Dalisay – winner of 16 Palanca Awards in five genres. Shortlisted for the inaugural Man Asian Literary Prize.
- Miguel Syjuco – Grand Prize Palanca Awards & winner Man Asian Literary Prize winner.
- Pankaj Mishra
- Prof Dennis Haskell
- Shin Kyung-sook
- Shirley Geok-lin Lim
- Yang Lian
- Institutional Member
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- Regular Members
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- Create a supportive network of authors and literary translators within and beyond the Asian-Pacific
- Promote and share knowledge of best practice for writers and translators
- Create world wide publishing opportunities for emerging and established Asia-Pacific authors via discussions, forums, meetings, workshops, festivals, and mentoring
- Increase economic opportunities for writers and translators in the Asia-Pacific.
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