Joy Ladin’s return to Yeshiva University as a woman after receiving tenure as a man made her the first openly transgender employee of an Orthodox Jewish institution. Her memoir of gender transition, Through the Door of Life: A Jewish Journey Between Genders, was a finalist for a 2012 National Jewish Book Award, and winner of a Forward Fives award.
American poet
Nathalie Handal is the author of 10 award winning books, translated into over 15 languages.
Iranian-Turkish-American poet
American poet
Courtney Angela Brkic is the author of Stillness: and Other Stories and The Stone Fields, and has worked as a creative writing teacher, a translator and as a forensic archeologist in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Chile born, bred, and educated until moving to New York City, Lina Meruane writes fiction in Spanish in the U.S.
21st century American writer
Iranian-American novelist and journalist
Prolific author best known for her critically acclaimed memoir, Mama’s Girl, which has been course adopted by hundreds of high schools and colleges throughout the U.S.