The Geffen Award ''(פרס גפן)'' is an annual

literary award A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Ma ...

given by the

Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy Israeli may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the State of Israel * Israelis, citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel * Modern Hebrew, a language * ''Israeli'' (newspaper), published from 2006 to 2008 * Guni Israeli (b ...

since 1999, and presented at the ICon festival, the annual Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, It is named in honour of editor and translator Amos Geffen, who was one of the society's founders.

List of winners by year

2022

* Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel: ''What Others Think in Me'', Yoav Blum. * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Story: ''Dust'', Keren Landsman. * Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: Not awarded. * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: The Once and Future Witches,

Alix E. Harrow Alix E. Harrow (born November 9, 1989) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Her short fiction has been nominated for the Nebula Award, World Fantasy Award, and Locus Award, and in 2019 she won a Hugo Award for Best Short Story, Hugo ...

. * Best Translated Book for Children or Young Adults: Tik-Tok of Oz,

L. Frank Baum Lyman Frank Baum (; May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's books, particularly ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and its sequels. He wrote 14 novels in the ''Oz'' series, plus 41 other novels (not includ ...

2021

* Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel: ''The World Beneath the Rug'', Lee Evron. * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Story: ''To Open (or: The Light in The Keyway)'', Hila Benyovits-Hoffman. * Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes ''The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes'' is a dystopian action-adventure novel by American author Suzanne Collins. It is a spin-off and a prequel to ''The Hunger Games'' trilogy. It was released on May 19, 2020, by Scholastic. An audiobook of the n ...

'', Suzanne Collins * Best Translated Fantasy Novel:

The Ten Thousand Doors of January ''The Ten Thousand Doors of January'' is a 2019 fantasy novel by Alix E. Harrow. It is the Hugo Award-nominated writer's debut novel. Plot synopsis At the beginning of the 20th century, January Scaller lives in a big mansion with her guardian, C ...

. * Best Translated Book for Children or Young Adults:

Children of Blood and Bone ''Children of Blood and Bone'' is a 2018 young adult fiction, young adult fantasy novel by Nigerian-American novelist Tomi Adeyemi. The book, Adeyemi's debut novel and the first book in a planned trilogy, follows heroine Zélie Adebola as she att ...

Tomi Adeyemi Tomi Adeyemi (born August 1, 1993) is a Nigerian-American novelist and creative writing coach. She is known for her novel ''Children of Blood and Bone'', the first in the ''Legacy of Orïsha'' trilogy published by Henry Holt Books for Young Reade ...

2020

* Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel: ''Satisfy the dragon'', Masha Tzur Gluzman. * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Story: ''Blue iceberg beer'', Rotem Baruchin. * Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: Not awarded. * Best Translated Fantasy Novel:

Spinning Silver ''Spinning Silver'' is a 2018 fantasy novel written by Naomi Novik. Novik originally published a short story called "Spinning Silver" in ''The Starlit Wood'' anthology in 2016 and later expanded it into a novel. ''Spinning Silver'' won the America ...

Naomi Novik Naomi Novik (born April 30, 1973) is an American author of speculative fiction. She is known for the ''Temeraire'' series (2006–2016), an alternate history of the Napoleonic Wars involving dragons, and her ''Scholomance'' fantasy series (2020 ...

. * Best Translated Book for Children or Young Adults: Cuckoo Song,

Frances Hardinge Frances Hardinge (born 1973) is a British children's writer. Her debut novel, '' Fly By Night'', won the 2006 Branford Boase Award and was listed as one of the ''School Library Journal'' Best Books. Her 2015 novel '' The Lie Tree'' won the 201 ...

2019

* Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel: Heart of the Circle, Keren Landsman. * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Story: ''Dragon Bound'', Rotem Baruchin. * Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: Artemis. * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: The Alloy of Law. * Best Translated Book for Children or Young Adults: The Ship of the Dead.

2017

* Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel: ''The Unswitchable'', Yoav Blum. * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Story: ''Lost and Found'', Rotem Baruchin. * Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: Earth Afire and Earth Awakens Translated by Boaz weiss. * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Translated by

Gili Bar-Hillel Gili Bar-Hillel Semo ( he, גילי בר-הלל סמו; born Gili Bar-Hillel in 1974) is an English-Hebrew translator from Israel, best known for translating the '' Harry Potter'' series into Hebrew. Biography Bar-Hillel is the daughter of Maya B ...

. * Best Translated Book for Children or Young Adults: The Hidden Oracle Translated by Yael Achmon.

2016

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''Redshirts '', John Scalzi Translated by Zafrir Grosman, Opus Press * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''Fool’s Assassin'',

Robin Hobb Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden (born March 5, 1952), known by her pen names Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm, is an American writer of speculative fiction. As Hobb, she is best known for her fantasy novels set in the ''Realm of the Elderlings'', w ...

Translated by Zafrir Grosman, Opus Press * Best Translated YA Book: ''The Blood of Olympus'', Rick Riordan Translated by Yael Achmon, Graff publishing * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Story: ''Requiem to Mathew'', Avial Tochterman * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel: ''Lake of Shadows'', Roni Gelbfish, Gold Fish

2015

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''The Martian'', Andy Weir Translated by Didi Chanoch, The Armchair Publishing House * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''The Ocean at the End of the Lane'',

Neil Gaiman Neil Richard MacKinnon GaimanBorn as Neil Richard Gaiman, with "MacKinnon" added on the occasion of his marriage to Amanda Palmer. ; ( Neil Richard Gaiman; born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, gr ...

Translated by Didi Chanoch, The Armchair Publishing House * Best Translated YA Book: ''Ozma of Oz'' and ''Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz'',

L Frank Baum Lyman Frank Baum (; May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's books, particularly ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and its sequels. He wrote 14 novels in the ''Oz'' series, plus 41 other novels (not includ ...

Translated by Gili Bar-Hillel Semo, Utz Books * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Story: ''Five Four Three Two One'', Five Four Three Two One * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel: ''Broken Skies'', Keren Landsman, Sial Publishing

2014

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''The Devil's Alphabet'', Daryl Gregory Translated by Didi Chanoch, Graff publishing * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''Going Postal'', Terry Pratchett Translated by Vered Tochterman, Opus press * Best Translated YA Book: ''The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents'', Terry Pratchett Translated by Yonatan Bar, Sial Publishing * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Story: ''Whiskey in a Jar'', Rotem Baruchin Published in "Once upon a future" * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel: ''Every Story is a Sudden Cat'', Gabriella Avigur Rotem Kinneret Zmora Bitan Publishing

2013

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''Tower of Glass'', Robert Silverberg Translated by Omer Kabir, Moby Dick publishing * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''A dance with dragons'',

George R.R. Martin George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948), also known as GRRM, is an American novelist, screenwriter, television producer and short story writer. He is the author of the series of epic fantasy novels ''A Song ...

Translated by Tzafrir Grosman, Opus publishing * Best Translated YA Book: ''Mockingjay, Suzanne Collins '' Translated by Yael Achmon, Kinneret Zmora Bitan Publishing * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Story: ''Cappuccino, To Go'', Rotem Baruchin Published in "Once upon a future" vol. 4 * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel: ''Demons in Agripas Street'', Hagai Dagan Kinneret Zmora Bitan Publishing

2012

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: '' Catching Fire'', Suzanne Collins Translated by Yael Achmon, Kinneret Publishing * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: '' The Son of Neptune'', Rick Riordan Translated by Yael Achmon, Graff publishing * Best OriginalScience Fiction or Fantasy Short Story (joint win): ** ''And then there was winter'', Hadas Misgav Published in Don’t Panic! Online magazine ** ''Alone, in the dark'', Keren Landsman Published as part of the online anthology “The World of Susan”, Meorot convention website. * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel ''What if (Herzl said)'', Yoav Avni, Zmora-Bitan Publishing

2011

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''The Hunger Games'', Suzanne Collins Translated by Yael Achmon, Kinneret Publishing * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''I Shall Wear Midnight'', Terry Pratchett Translated by Yonatan Bar, Kidmat Eden Publishing * Best Original SF&F Short Story: ''The Heisenberg Gorgon'', Keren Landsman Published in Don’t Panic! Online magazine * Best Original SF&F Novel: ''Mesopotamia – Silence of the Stars'', Yehuda Israely & Dor Raveh Am-Oved Publishing

2010

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''Isaac Asimov’s Collected Short Stories– Vol. I'',

Isaac Asimov yi, יצחק אזימאװ , birth_date = , birth_place = Petrovichi, Russian SFSR , spouse = , relatives = , children = 2 , death_date = , death_place = Manhattan, New York City, U.S. , nationality = Russian (1920–1922)Soviet (192 ...

Translated by Rami Shalhevet, Moby Dick Publishing * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''Nation'', Terry Pratchett Translated by Yonatan Bar, Kidmat Eden Publishing * Best Original SF&F Short Story: ''Dr. Watson & Mr. Holmes – or – The Curse of the Penningtons'', Vered Tochterman Published in “Once upon a future” anthology, Vol 1 * Best Original SF&F Novel: ''To Be (Chong Levi's Fifth)'', Yoav Avni, Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Publishing

2009

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''This Immortal'', Roger Zelazny Translated by Raz Greenberg, Moby Dick Publishing * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''A Hatful of Sky'', Terry Pratchett Translated by Yonatan Bar, Kidmat Eden Publishing * Best Original SF&F Short Story: ''The Phoenix Planet'', Yael Michaeli Published in Don't Panic! Online Magazine * Best Original SF&F Novel: ''Hydromania,'' Asaf Gavron Keter Publishing

2008

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''I Am Legend'', Richard Matheson. Translated by Yael Inbar, Yanshuf Publishing. * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''The Wee Free Men'', Terry Pratchett. Translated by Yonatan Bar, Kidmat Eden Publishing. * Best Translated YA or Children SF&F Book: ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'', J. K. Rowling. Translated by Gili Bar-Hillel Semo, Yediot Books Publishing. * Best Original SF&F Short Story: ''Where Books are Lost'', Lili Daie. Published in Don't Panic! Online Magazine * Best Original SF&F Novel: ''The Water Between the Worlds'', Hagar Yanai.

Keter Publishing Keter ( he-a, כֶּתֶר, Keter.ogg, link=yes, ''Keṯer'', lit. "crown") also known as Kether, is the topmost of the sephirot of the Tree of Life in Kabbalah. Since its meaning is "crown", it is interpreted as both the "topmost" of the Sep ...

* Best Translation of a SF&F book: Gili Bar-Hillel Semo for translating the book: ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' by J. K. Rowling, Yediot Books Publishing

2007

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''Old Man's War'', John Scalzi Translated by Raz Greenberg, Yanshuf Publishing * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell'',

Susanna Clarke Susanna Mary Clarke (born 1 November 1959) is an English author known for her debut novel ''Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell'' (2004), a Hugo Award-winning alternative history. Clarke began ''Jonathan Strange'' in 1993 and worked on it during her ...

Translated by Vered Tochterman, Yanshuf Publishing * Best Original SF&F Short Story: ''In the Mirror'', Rotem Baruchin The Tenth Dimension Magazine, issue 29 * Best Original Novel: ''The Whale of Babylon'', Hagar Yanai

2006

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''Spin'', Robert Charles Wilson Translated by Didi Chanoch, Graff Publishing * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: '' Anansi Boys'',

Translated by Vered Tochterman, Opus Press * Best Original SF&F Short Story: ''East of Eden'', Hagay Averbuch The Israeli Society for SF&F Online Magazine

2005

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''Childhood's End'',

Arthur C. Clarke Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (16 December 191719 March 2008) was an English science-fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film '' 2001: A Spac ...

Translated by Didi Chanoch, Yanshuf Publishing * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''Transformation'', Carol Berg Translated by Didi Chanoch, Graff Publishing * Best Original SF&F Short Story: ''The Perfect Girl'',

Guy Hasson Guy Hasson ( he, גיא חסון) is an Israeli fantasy and science fiction author, moviemaker, and playwright. His prose fiction is almost exclusively written in English. He is a two-time winner of the Israeli Geffen Award for 'Best Story of the Y ...

Chalomot Be'aspamia magazine * Best Original Novel: ''End's World'', Ofir Touche Gafla Keter Publishing

2004

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: '' Warchild'',

Karin Lowachee Karin Lowachee is a Guyanese-born Canadian author of speculative fiction. Lowachee is the author of four novels, ''Warchild (Lowachee novel), Warchild'' (2002), ''Burndive'' (2003), ''Cagebird (novel), Cagebird'' (2005) and The Gaslight Dogs (2010) ...

Translated by Inbal Sagiv, Opus Press * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''

Smoke and Mirrors Smoke and mirrors is a classic technique in magical illusions that makes an entity appear to hover in empty space. It was documented as early as 1770 and spread widely after its use by the charlatan Johann Georg Schröpfer, who claimed the appa ...

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Translated by Yael Achmon, Opus Press * Best Original SF&F Short Story: ''Dragon Checkpoint'', Rami Shalheveth The Tenth Dimension magazine

2003

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''

Solaris Solaris may refer to: Arts and entertainment Literature, television and film * ''Solaris'' (novel), a 1961 science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem ** ''Solaris'' (1968 film), directed by Boris Nirenburg ** ''Solaris'' (1972 film), directed by ...

'', Stanislaw Lem Translated by Aharon Hauptman, Keter publishing house * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''

American Gods ''American Gods'' (2001) is a fantasy novel by British author Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern mythology, all centering on the mysterious and taciturn Shadow. The book was pub ...

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Translated by Rechavia Berman, Opus Press * Best Original SF&F Short story: ''All-of-Me(TM)'', Guy Hasson Chalomot Beaspamia magazine * Best Original SF&F Novel: ''Sometimes It's Different'', Vered Tochterman Opus Press

2002

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: '' Fahrenheit 451'', Ray Bradbury Translated by Noa Manheim, Odyssey Publishing House * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: '' A Storm of Swords'', George R. R. Martin Translated by David Chanoch, Opus Press * Best Original SF&F Short Story: ''Me and Grandma Go Shopping'', Hamutal Levin

Bli Panika BLI may refer to: Biology * Bio-layer interferometry, a real-time technique to study biomolecular interactions * Bioluminescence imaging, a technology that allows for the noninvasive study of small laboratory animals Organizations * Bible Lesson ...

2001

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''

Ender's Shadow ''Ender's Shadow'' (1999) is a parallel science fiction novel by the American author Orson Scott Card, taking place at the same time as the novel ''Ender's Game'' and depicting some of the same events from the point of view of Bean, a supporting ...

'', Orson Scott Card Translated by Rechavia Berman, Opus Press * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: '' The Anubis Gates'', Tim Powers Translated by Vered Tochterman, Opus Press

2000

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: '' Dune: House Atreides'', Brian Herbert,

Kevin J. Anderson Kevin James Anderson (born March 27, 1962) is an American science fiction author. He has written spin-off novels for ''Star Wars'', ''StarCraft'', ''Titan A.E.'' and ''The X-Files literature#Novels, The X-Files'', and with Brian Herbert is the ...

Translated by Dorit Landes, Am Oved Publishing House. * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''

Stardust Stardust may refer to: * A type of cosmic dust, composed of particles in space Entertainment Songs * “Stardust” (1927 song), by Hoagy Carmichael * “Stardust” (David Essex song), 1974 * “Stardust” (Lena Meyer-Landrut song), 2012 * ...

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Translated by Ornit Shachar, Opus Press.

1999

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: '' Pastwatch'', Orson Scott Card Translated by Rechavia Berman, Opus Press. * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''

Swords and Deviltry ''Swords and Deviltry'' is a fantasy short story collection, first published 1970, by Fritz Leiber, featuring his sword and sorcery heroes Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. It is chronologically the first volume of the complete seven volume edition of t ...

,'' Fritz Leiber Translated by Adva Zeltser, Opus Press.

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