Jeff Gottesfeld is a noted writer of fiction (Anne Frank & Me), plays (A Heart Divided), film (Broken Bridges) and television (The Young and the Restless). Gottesfeld has gained a reputation for honest dialogue and for entertaining, balanced writing about difficult issues. His work has won multiple awards from the American Library Association, the National Council for the Social Studies, the Writers Guild, and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He lives in Los Angeles.