Dvora Waysman was born in Melbourne, Australia and came to Israel in 1971 with her husband and four children. Dvora has been writing in and about Jerusalem for many years, and is syndicated in 27 newspapers abroad. She was the recipient of the "For Jerusalem" citation for her fiction, poems and features about the city, and has won the Seeff Award for Best Foreign Correspondent. She has also been teaching Creative Writing and Journalism for the past 28 years. She wrote Back of Beyond: A Bar Mitzvah Journey and her story The Mystery of the Disappearing Dogs appears in Jewish Detective Stories for Kids.