I am teaching Creative Writing (short fiction) at Touro College (Jerusalem) this fall (2007).
My short story "Half Sisters" has been accepted to The Pilot Project in Toronto. Look for it in Pilot Book 3 due out November, 2007. "Half Sisters" is part of my short story collection, White Zion."Under the Third Canopy" is now a novel titled "Miriam and Nathaniel."I am working on a new wedding-theme collection.
Short-listed for the Walrus Literary Award 2007 (Judge: Margaret Atwood)Pita for Two.Short-listed for the Walrus Literary Award 2006 (Judge: Margaret Atwood)The End of Jewish Jerusalem.Short-listed for the Ha'aretz short-fiction award 2006I Put Him on the Bottle.Finalist Travel and Transitions Contest (Humor) 2006Tied Up in Noughts."Still Life With Father" short-listed for the Best New Writing Eric Hoffer Award (2009)
Publications:The Dalhousie Review-Spider PlacesBridges-Rivka's Tomb>Under One Canopy: Readings in Jewish Diversity (Poem) - 170 Shevet - Borderline Boarders"Jane Doe Buys a Challah" a new anthology of Israeli-English Literature (Ang-Lit Press 2006) - I Put Him on the BottleFICTION Magazine-Brass Knuckles
Look for my short story "Brass Knuckles" in the next issue of Fiction magazine (spring 2007).
Look for my latest short-story publication from White Zion, 'I Put Him on the Bottle' in a new anthology of Israeli-English Literature titled, "Jane Doe Buys a Challah" (Ang-Lit Press, 2006). The launch at Tel Aviv University was exciting and the anthology should be available in February 2007.I have completed a companion novella to my short story collection titled, Under the Third Canopy. It spans Canada, Israel and Yemen over a period of a century.
'The End of Jewish Jerusalem' is one of the stories in White Zion."I just wanted to let you know that we at SLS genuinely enjoyed your story. A very strong piece of writing, energetically and beautifully rendered; a terrific whirlwind journey into the juxtaposition between disparate cultures. Compelling and powerful. Thank you for letting us see it."Mikhail IosselSLS (Summer Literary Seminars) Executive DirectorSt. Petersburg, Russia/Nairobi-Lamu, Kenya"You're an undeniably talented writer, and your story is both well constructed and rich with detail... The description in it is incredibly vivid. The writing is very good; the dialogue especially so. We'd be quite happy to see more from you in the future. Sincerely, Dave McLean, Partner Armada Quarterly'I Put Him on the Bottle' is another short story in White Zion."A very affecting piece."Neil KozodoyEditorCommentary Magazine"Your writing is of the highest quality. The subject matter was shocking, but not gratuitously so."Sally ZigmondAssistant Editor, QWF (Quality...