Sharon Easton, storyteller and writer, is the creator of the literary work Beach Moose & Amber: Finding My Jewish History, which marks her greatest writing adventure yet. Sharon’s storytelling presentations, enhanced by slideshows, captivate her audiences everywhere. Presently, she is working on her second manuscript. Sharon lives by the sea in beautiful British Columbia, Canada with her husband and two wonderful labradoodles.
Justine Kuran is a Melbourne-based contemporary artist and advocate. Inspired by a recent mission to Israel she turned to writing as an extension ofher artistic expression and commitment to storytelling.
Viv Parry is co-president of the Child Survivors of the Holocaust Melbourne group (vice president 2003-2013; president 2013-2021; co-president 2022-present. She has been a guide at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum for over twenty years, including five years as a board director. She was also an art as therapy facilitator for Indigenous men in recovery for twelve years.
Yael Brygel is a writer and works at NCJWA Vic. She lives in Melbourne and Jerusalem simultaneously. Not sure how that works? Neither does she.
Corinne Fernandez-Markov lives in the Sapphire Coast of NSW with her partner Hallie, and their dogs, horses, alpacas and chooks. She is a counsellor, an actor, a wife and Imma, and would love to develop her writing into the future.
I live in a beautiful corner of Australia with my family. I am a health professional by training.
I am the general manager of a not-for-profit organization in the medical sector, dedicated to driving innovation and improving patient outcomes. As a proud Zionist and active member of the Melbourne Jewish community, I believe in the power of unity and resilience. I am passionate about challenging conventional ideas and cultivating an environment that inspires both excellence and compassion.
Inna Tsyrlin’s work responds to ideas of political freedom through the lens of historical and current events, identity in a diaspora, and society’s responsibility to the natural environment. Her plays have been presented in Melbourne, New York, and Atlanta. She always writes with a responsibility to connect to our shared humanity, empathy, and hopes.