2015 Geffen Awards

The 2015 Geffen Award winners were announced on October 1 at Icon, the Israeli convention for science fiction, fantasy and role-playing games. (Click on the link to see the original Hebrew titles.)

Best original book

  • Broken Skies by Keren Landsman

Best original short story

  • “Five Four Three Two One” by Hila Benyovich-Hoffman

Best translated SF book

  • The Martian by Andy Weir

Best translated fantasy book

  • The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

Best translated YA book

  • Ozma of Oz and Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L Frank Baum

The Geffen Awards are given each year for the best sf&f books and stories published in Hebrew. The award is presented by the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy, and is named after the association’s founder, Amos Geffen.

2014 Geffen Awards Announced

The winners of the 2014 Geffen Awards were announced at Icon in Tel Aviv over the October 12-14 weekend. The awards are presented by the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy, and are named after the late Amos Geffen, one of the first editors and translators of sci-fi in Israel.

Best Translated Science Fiction Book
The Devil’s Alphabet by Daryl Gregory Translated by Didi Chanoch, Graff Publishing

Best Translated Fantasy Book
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett Translated by Verred Tuchterman, Opus Publishing

Best Translated YA Book
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett Translated by Yaniv Bar, Sial Publishing

Best Original Hebrew SF&F Short Story
“Whisky in a Jar” by Rotem Baruchin Published in Once upon a future

Best Original Hebrew Book
Every Story is a Sudden Cat by Gabriella Avigur – Rotem Kinneret Zmora Bitan Publishing

 [Via Locus Online.]