Andrew Milner, Ph.D. (1977), London School of Economics, is Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature at Monash University. He has published monographs, edited collections and many articles in the sociology of literature, cultural theory and science fiction studies.

J.R. Burgmann, B.A. Hons (2013), University of Melbourne, is a Ph.D. student in Creative Writing at Monash University, where he is working on a climate fiction novel.