Judy Brown

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<DIV><B>Judy Brown</B> wrote the controversial novel <I>Hush</I> -- a finalist for the 2011 Sydney Taylor Award for outstanding book on the Jewish experience -- under a pseudonym because of feared backlash from the Chassidic world. Brown's identity has since been revealed and she has left Chassidism. She has been profiled in the <I>New York Times Magazine</I> and has written for the <I>Huffington Post</I>and the <I>Jewish Daily Forward</I>. She holds a master's in creative writing and lives in New York City.</DIV>