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Lee Kofman

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Snippets from past events

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
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
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
Signing books at Bendigo Writers Festival 2019 with Alice Pung, Ginger Gorman and Sarah Lawrence
At Sydney Writers Festival 2019 on a panel curated by Melanie Cheng (far left) with authors Olivia Sudjik and Eleanor Gordon-Smith
The brilliant Krissy Kneen launching Imperfect at Avid Reader bookshop, 2019
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.
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
At Newcastle Writers Festival 2017, with Rebellious Daughters contributors Jane Caro (left) and Leah Kaminsky
My first public appearance after the birth of my 2nd child alongside Clare Wright, Leah Kaminsky, Bram Presser and Eli Glasman (2015)
Interviewing the bestselling UK novelist Sarah Winman at Melbourne Writers Festival 2015
With musician Adi Sappir at the Butterfly Club, just before our show ‘Instead of a love poem’ 2015
Speaking about failure and writing at the opening night of Bellingen Writers Festival 2016
Coming out in memoir – in conversation with Rebecca Starford at the iconic Hares & Hyenas bookshop (2016)
At Melbourne Writers Festival
Melbourne Writers Festival 2018
At 2018 Melbourne Writers Festival, interviewing musician Dave Graney, comedian Hung Le and novelist John Tesarsch.
Wheeler Centre 2016
My highlight from 2016 – interviewing Ramona Koval, Kate Holden and Clare Wright at Wheeler Centre. We discussed the genre of creative nonfiction

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