Join editor, Alice Pung (left) and local contributors Tom Cho, Tony Ayres and Shalini Akhil as they discuss this irreverent collection with Triple J's John Safran.

Alice Pung is a writer and lawyer. Her best-selling memoir Unpolished Gem won the 2007 Newcomer of the Year award and was shortlisted for a number of awards including the NSW Premier's Literary Award and the Victorian Premier's Literary Award.

Tom Cho is a writer whose work has been published widely. Most recently, his stories have appeared in HEAT and the Best Australian Stories series. He is currently writing a collection of short fiction.

Tony Ayres wrote and directed the feature film The Home Song Stories (2007) and directed Walking on Water (2002). He has written and directed numerous television dramas, short films and documentaries.

Shalini Akhil is a writer who has dabbled in stand-up comedy. She has had work published in Meanjin, Girls Night In 4, the Sleepers Almanac and the Age. Her first novel is The Bollywood Beauty.

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