Avigail has been writing short stories and poems since she was ten years old, but it wasn't until she dabbled in several careers including hospitality, nursing, and information technology did Avigail realize that writing essays and short stories about real life and the world of her imagination was the one thing all those years and careers had in common.​

While she was writing her memoir about her life in Israel, Avigail worked as a contributing writer at the Parisian online publication and "Cabinet of Curiosities" Messy Nessy Chic. After Hamas and the Islamic Jihad invaded Israel on October 7th, 2023 and massacred over 1,200 Israeli citizens, Avigail has taken an active role in social media activism for Israel and the Jewish people through social media. 

​Avigail's debut book The Camel in the Forest is now available everywhere books are sold. 

A.E. Hayoun is a writer, an Israeli activist, and the author of The Camel in the Forest, a memoir about moving to Israel and making a home in one of the world’s most misunderstood countries. Avigail writes about the complex and often times humorous aspects of life in Israel from the perspective of an American expat and a passionate Zionist. If you can’t find her at her writing desk, she’ll be out wandering in the desert, collecting ancient pottery, and photographing camels. Avigail lives in the Negev desert with her family.

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You can write to Avigail at writinghayoun@gmail.com

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