The winners of the 2023 Geffen awards were announced October 5 during the closing ceremony at Icon Festival, the 27th Annual Israeli Festival for science fiction, fantasy and role playing games.

BEST ORIGINAL BOOK

• Rotem Baruchin, The City Guardians. (Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir)

BEST SHORT STORY

• Rotem Baruchin, “Blue Bubblegum Slushy”. (Once Upon a Future 2022)

BEST FANTASY BOOK

• Helen Harper, The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Magic Series: Slouch Witch, Star Witch, Spirit Witch. Translated by Inbal Saggiv Nakdimon. (Alma Books)

BEST SCIENCE FICTION BOOK

• Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary. Translated by Tomer Ben Aharon. (he Armchair Publishing House)

FOR THE BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK

• Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London. Translated by Debbie Eylon (Utz Publishing)