Background
She was born in Israel into a family of Yemeni descent.
She was born in Israel into a family of Yemeni descent.
She studied at the Simon Fraser University Writers" Studio and the University of Guelph Master of Fine Arts program in Creative Writing.
Her collection of short stories The Best Place on Earth was published by Harper Canada in 2013 and is forthcoming in the United States by Random House (March 2016). The book was the recipient of the 2015 Sami Rohr Prize.