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Yael Leokumovich is a writer, essayist, and translator. Her works have been published in Hebrew-speaking magazines, including Granta and HaMusach. In 2023, she was awarded the Hershon Prize for Fine Literature. Yael Leokumovich is currently a PhD student at the Hebrew University, affiliated with the Mandel School for Advanced Studies in the Humanities. Her dissertation is dedicated to researching meaning and conception in Cuneiform literature through the depiction of the Mesopotamian Marshes.