The writers included in The Best Australian Stories 2011 are:
Debra Adelaide
Stephanie Buckle
Julie Chevalier
Catherine Cole
Mark Dapin
Liam Davison
Marele Day
Deborah FitzGerald
Rebecca Giggs
Rodney Hall
Marion Halligan
Karen Hitchcock
Sarah Holland-Batt
Nicholas Jose
Sharon Kent
Russell King
Karen Manton
Jennifer Mills
Louis Nowra
Mark O’Flynn
Penny O’Hara
Favel Parrett
Joanne Riccioni
Tim Richards
Kate Rotherham
Michael Sala
Gretchen Shirm
Nick Smith
Miriam Sved
Leah Swann
Chris Womersley