Ariel Kahn
Dr Ariel Kahn is a novelist and Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Middlesex University, where he runs the Creative Writing and Drama programmes. His novel, Raising Sparks, was shortlisted for The Guardian’s Not the Booker Prize. He is an Affiliated Artist with the Woolf Interfaith Institute at Cambridge University, and writes on Jewish artists from a feminist perspective.
Graham Gouldman
Songwriter Graham wrote chart hits for the Hollies, Herman’s Hermits, the Yardbirds and Jeff Beck. In 1972, along with Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, he formed 10cc, who went on to sell over 30 million albums worldwide. Still touring today both solo and with 10cc, Graham was inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of […]
Bob Stanley
Bob Stanley is a writer, musician, DJ and film producer. Since founding pop group Saint Etienne, Bob has enjoyed a parallel career as a music journalist, contributing to publications such as The Times, Smash Hits and the Face. Image © Alasdair McLellan
Rutu Modan
Rutu Modan is an Israeli Illustrator, comics artist and Professor at the Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem.
Ayisha Malik
Ayisha Malik is the author of critically acclaimed novels Sofia Khan is Not Obliged, The Other Half of Happiness, This Green and Pleasant Land and The Movement. She was a WHSmith Fresh Talent Pick and Sofia Khan was a London CityReads choice.
James Sorene
James Sorene is a regular commentator on Israel and Middle East issues on TV and radio.
Ian Black
Ian Black was Middle East editor of the Guardian until 2016. He was also Jerusalem Correspondent, Diplomatic Editor, European Editor and Chief Foreign Editorial Writer, covering major events in the Middle East, from the Iran-Iraq War to the Palestinian Intifadas and the uprisings of the Arab Spring. Photo © Polly Hancock
Alice Shalvi
Alice Shalvi was an educator, feminist activist, social advocate and professor emerita of English literature. She was the recipient of numerous awards, including honorary degrees from the Weizmann Institute of Science and Ben Gurion University of the Negev. In 2007 she was awarded the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement. Image © Joan Roth
Sarah Fairbairn
Sarah Fairbairn has directed the Genesis Emerging Writers Programme and other projects at the Jewish Literary Foundation for over a decade. A former editorial manager at Ian Fleming Publications, she’s also a reviewer, mentor, and three-time judge for the CWA Steel Dagger Award. Sarah is passionate about nurturing new literary talent and supporting emerging voices.
Ros Schwartz
Ros Schwartz is a translator from French of fiction and non-fiction. In 2009 she was made a Chevalier d’Honneur dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
Peter Filkins
Peter Filkins is the translator of H.G. Adler’s trio of Holocaust novels and the author of Adler’s authorized biography, H.G. Adler: A Life in Many Worlds. He teaches at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY.
Anna Blasiak
Anna Blasiak is a poet, translator and literature coordinator of the European Literature Network. She has recently co-translated Renia’s Diary by Renia Spiegel.