![My only in-person event in 2021 - because of COVID-19 - was this fabulous panel chaired by Suzanne Leal (far left), with Meg Mason and Kate Mildenhall at Storyfest](https://leekofman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/02/1-1/3721705541.jpg)
My only in-person event in 2021 - because of COVID-19 - was this fabulous panel chaired by Suzanne Leal (far left), with Meg Mason and Kate Mildenhall at Storyfest
![My highlight event of 2020, just before the pandemic began, was to interview Marieke Hardy at Box Hill library](https://leekofman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/02/2-1/3484789200.jpg)
My highlight event of 2020, just before the pandemic began, was to interview Marieke Hardy at Box Hill library
![Announcing the winners of writing competition, which I judged, at Around The Murray writers' festival, 2019](https://leekofman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/02/3/3688030058.jpg)
Announcing the winners of writing competition, which I judged, at Around The Murray writers' festival, 2019
![Chairing one of my favourite panels - On Shame - with Luke Carman (far left), Gala Vanting, Jess Hill and Stephanie Wood at Wollongong Writers Festival 2019](https://leekofman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/02/3a/3037422282.jpg)
Chairing one of my favourite panels - On Shame - with Luke Carman (far left), Gala Vanting, Jess Hill and Stephanie Wood at Wollongong Writers Festival 2019
![Discussing art and identity with international guests Israel Aloni, Aziz D'Orange and Zachary Druckman at Festival of Jewish Art and Music, 2019](https://leekofman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/02/5/2267003946.jpg)
Discussing art and identity with international guests Israel Aloni, Aziz D'Orange and Zachary Druckman at Festival of Jewish Art and Music, 2019
![With Fiona Wright, a contributor to Split, just before our event at Melbourne Writers Festival, 2019](https://leekofman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/cache/2022/02/6/3723408514.jpg)
With Fiona Wright, a contributor to Split, just before our event at Melbourne Writers Festival, 2019
![In-conversation with the wonderful novelist and essayist Ceridwen Dovey in St Kilda library (Melbourne Writers Festival 2018).](https://leekofman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/cache/2018/12/in-convo-with-Ceridwen/4021172394.jpg)
In-conversation with the wonderful novelist and essayist Ceridwen Dovey in St Kilda library (Melbourne Writers Festival 2018).
![With Heather Morris (left) and Jessica Friedmann, just before our event at Melbourne Jewish Book festival 2018.](https://leekofman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/cache/2018/12/Melbourne-Jewish-book-fest-1/4110271470.jpg)
With Heather Morris (left) and Jessica Friedmann, just before our event at Melbourne Jewish Book festival 2018.
![Discussing creative nonfiction genre with Alice Pung (right) and Maria Tumarkin (left) at Word For Word festival 2017.](https://leekofman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/cache/2018/12/creative-non/3043518627.jpg)
Discussing creative nonfiction genre with Alice Pung (right) and Maria Tumarkin (left) at Word For Word festival 2017.
![With the novelists Sofie Laguna (right) and Leah Kaminsky whom I interviewed at Bayside Writers Festival in 2018](https://leekofman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/cache/2018/12/with-sofie-and-leah/197026646.jpg)
With the novelists Sofie Laguna (right) and Leah Kaminsky whom I interviewed at Bayside Writers Festival in 2018
![At Newcastle Writers Festival 2017, with Rebellious Daughters contributors Jane Caro (left) and Leah Kaminsky](https://leekofman.com.au/wp-content/uploads/cache/2018/12/newcastle-writers-fest/4211428033.jpg)
At Newcastle Writers Festival 2017, with Rebellious Daughters contributors Jane Caro (left) and Leah Kaminsky