Leora Skolkin-Smith

Leora Skolkin-Smith (born 1952 in Manhattan, New York[1]) is an Israeli-American novelist. Her first novel, Edges: O Israel, O Palestine, was selected and edited by Grace Paley for Glad Day Books.[2] Leora Skolkin-Smith graduated (BA and MFA) from Sarah Lawrence College.[1]

Leora Skolkin-Smith
Born	1952 (age 68–69) Manhattan, New York
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Israeli-American
Genre	Literary Fiction
Notable works	Edges: O Israel, O Palestine, The Fragile Mistress, Hystera
Website
leoraskolkinsmith.com

Edges: O Israel, O Palestine

Edges: O Israel, O Palestine (ISBN 9781930180147) is set in a pre-1967 Israel, during the Cold War. Characters are drawn from Israel’s long-forgotten past, members of the 1940s Haganah and Jewish underground who find themselves displaced amidst the chaotic and complex tensions of an Israel just beginning to modernize and expand. Recently awarded a PEN/Faulkner Writers-in-the Schools stipend,[3] EDGES was also picked by "The Bloomsbury Review's 25th Anniversary Issue as a "Favorite Book of the Last 25 Years".[4] An original audio production of edges narrated by Tovah Feldshuh won an "Earphones Award" from Audiofile Magazine.[5] EDGES was also a National Women Studies Association Conference Selection[6] and a Jewish Book Council Selection, 2005.[1]

Other accomplishments

• A panelist, on "Israel in Fiction" at the Miami International Book Fair, 2006[1]
• A panelist, on "War in Writing", at the Virginia Festival of the Book, 2006[1]
• A member of the National Book Critics Circle.[1]
• Published in The Washington Post [1]
• Published in The Quarterly Conversation [1]
• Published in The Hamilton Stone Review [7]
• Novel, Edges, developed into Feature Film by Triboro Pictures, retitled "The Fragile Mistress"[8]
• Novel, Hystera,"[9]
• Contributing Editor to Readysteadybook.com[1]
• Cantaraville Three [10]

External links

• www.leoraskolkinsmith.com
• Forum Network interview
• The Fragile Mistress: The film adaptation of Edges.

References

1. Skolkin-Smith, Leora. "Biography". Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
2. Snyder, Lauren. "New Edition of Edges, O Israel, O Palestine". Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
3. "Leora Skolkin-Smith biography". www.bookbrowse.com. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
4. "PEN Member Profile". PEN American Center. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
5. "'Edges" The Audiobook of Award-Winning Novel Starring Tovah Feldshuh Wins Audiofile's Magazine's Earphone Award". emediaworld.com. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
6. "NWSA Conference Intro" (PDF). p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
7. "Hamilton Stone Authors". Hamilton Stone Editions. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
8. "The Fragile Mistress". Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
9. "Hystera". Retrieved 30 November 2011.
10. Skolkin-Smith, Leora (2008). "Hystera". Cantaraville. Who's in three (3).