Riky Cohen (1969) is an Israeli author and poet. She regularly publishes short stories and is one of the editors of “The Garage”, a literary supplement. Her first book of poetry, “A Dirty Pile in Every Room”, was published is 2014. That same year saw the publication of the short story anthology she edited and contributed to “Is it Crying with you too?” Another anthology of poetry and photography under her editorship was published in 2016. Her book of poetry “A Thin Veil” will see publication in June 2019.
Gila Green is a Canadian author and an Israel-based novelist and editor.
Her four published novels include: No Entry, the first in an environmental series just released in Australia with Stormbird Press, White Zion, Passport Control and King of the Class. She has published dozens of short stories in literary magazines and anthologies. Gila is proud to expand Jewish literature to include more Yemenite and Sephardi voices.
Maddie Solomon is a Politics major from Denver, CO. Her work has been published in The Denver Post, The Jewish Journal, The Algemeiner, Women's Media Center, and some other publications.
Rebecca Forgasz is an Associate Professor (Practice) at the Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University, where she is responsible for leading the Centre’s community engagement activities. She recently departed from her role as Director & CEO of the Jewish Museum of Australia, which she held for almost a decade.
Rebecca Solomons is a Program Manager and Digital Strategist at Shalom, a NFP centered around Jewish culture in Sydney. In another life, she was a fashion designer. She is a creative soul and dabbles in poetry to counsel her heart. She lives in Sydney with her husband Daniel, daughter Selah and new baby.
When not preoccupied with her 8 grandchildren Leah Justin is the Community Education coordinator at the Jewish Museum of Australia. She is also the cofounder of the Justin Art House Museum.
Leah Boulton, CEO of Pathways Melbourne initiated the project, which provides support for those who are questioning their ultra-Orthodox Jewish lifestyle. Leah's professional background is in graphic design, advertising and marketing.
Havi Rubinstein grew up in the Chabad community in Melbourne, where she still lives. She has undergone a 20 year journey from being fervently orthodox to proudly secular, and enjoys sharing her reflections and insights on reshaping religious identity.
Rebecca Maher is 23 yo from Melbourne. She is an Arts/Law student with a passion for all things social, political and (if I'm being honest) pop-culture.