Dr Lee Kof­man is the Israeli-Aus­tralian author of eight books in Eng­lish and Hebrew, includ­ing Imper­fect (Affirm Press), which was short­list­ed for a Nib Lit­er­ary Award, Split (Ven­tu­ra Press), which was longlist­ed for ABIA and the writ­ing book, The Writer Laid Bare (Ven­tu­ra Press). She has been teach­ing and men­tor­ing writ­ers for over twen­ty years.