{"id":79,"date":"2008-10-22T12:57:54","date_gmt":"2008-10-22T10:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/geffen.sf-f.org.il\/?page_id=79"},"modified":"2024-12-28T19:11:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T19:11:36","slug":"the-geffen-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geffen.sf-f.org.il\/geffen_2022\/the-geffen-award\/","title":{"rendered":"The Geffen Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"> The Geffen 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. In many ways, Amos Geffen's work shaped the field of SF&amp;F in Israel, and his influence is still indelible. The award is presented each year at the Israeli SF&amp;F convention, known as <a href=\"http:\/\/english.sf-f.org.il\/act_cons.htm\">ICon<\/a>, and is voted on by the participants of the convention. The Geffen is currently awarded in five categories: <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Best translated Science Fiction book<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Best translated Fantasy book<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Best original short story<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Best original novel or short fiction collection<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Best Translated Young Adult or Children SF&amp;F Book (This category was added in 2013)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The award's rules and constitution are available (in Hebrew) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sf-f.org.il\/story.php3?id=338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Geffen Award Winners, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>For Best Original Book<\/strong>: &quot;The Archangel Sisters \u2013 Gate Of Shadows&quot; by Naama Bar Shira<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>For the Best Short Story<\/strong>: &quot;Where the books are&quot; by Bar Fischbein,Published in &quot;Once Upon a Future 2023&quot;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>For the Best Science Fiction Book:<\/strong>&nbsp;&quot;The Fifth Season&quot; by N. K. Jemisin, Translated by Zafrir Grosman, Opus Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>For the Best Fantasy Book<\/strong>: &quot;The Hidden Legacy: Sapphire Flames , Emerald Blaze, Ruby Fever&quot; by Ilona Andrews, Translated by Yael Achmon, Alma books &amp; Ahavot Books<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>For the Best Young Adult Book:<\/strong>&nbsp;&quot;The Chalice of the Gods&quot; by Rick Riordan, Translated by Yael Achmon, Kinneret Zmora Bitan Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Geffen Award Winners, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>For Best Original Book:<\/strong> Rotem Baruchin For her book &quot;The City Guardians&quot;, Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir<br>\n<strong>For the Best Short Story:<\/strong> Rotem Baruchin For her story &quot;Blue Bubblegum Slushy&quot;, Published in &quot;Once Upon a Future 2022&quot;<br>\n<strong>For the Best Fantasy Book: <\/strong>Helen Harper For her book &quot;The Lazy Girl's Guide to Magic Series: Slouch Witch, Star Witch, Spirit Witch&quot;, Translated By: Inbal Saggiv Nakdimon, Alma Books<br>\n<strong>For the Best Science Fiction Book: <\/strong>Andy Weir, For his book &quot;Project Hail Mary&quot;, Translated By: Tomer Ben Aharon,The Armchair Publishing House<br>\n<strong>For the Best Young Adult Book: <\/strong>Garth Nix For his book &quot;The Left-Handed Booksellers of London&quot;, Translated By: Debbie Eylon, Utz Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Geffen Award Winners, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Science Fiction Book was not awarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best translated fantasy book<br>\n<strong>The Once and Future Witches<\/strong> \/ Alix E. Harrow, Translated by Lee Evron, Tamir Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated YA Book:<br>\n<strong>A Skinful Of Shadows<\/strong>\/ Frances Hardinge, Translated by Yael Inbar, &nbsp;Utz Books<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew Book:<br>\n<strong>What Others Think In Me \/<\/strong> Yoav Blum, Keter Books<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Best Original Hebrew SF&amp;F Short Story:<br>\n<strong>Dust<\/strong>\/ Keren Landsman Published in &quot;Once upon a future&quot;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Geffen Award Winners, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Science Fiction Book:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes\/ <\/strong>Suzanne Collins, Translated by Yael Achmon, Kinneret Zmora Bitan Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best translated fantasy book<br>\n<strong>The Ten Thousand Doors of January<\/strong>\/ Alix E. Harrow, Translated by Lee Evron, Tamir Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated YA Book:<br>\n<strong>Children of Blood and Bone<\/strong>\/ Tomi Adeyemi, Translated by Yael Achmon, Kinneret Zmora Bitan Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew Book:<br>\n<strong>The World Under the Carpet \/<\/strong> Lee Evron, Tal May and Yediot books Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Best Original Hebrew SF&amp;F Short Story:<br>\n<strong>Open (Or: The Light Through The Keyhole)<\/strong>\/ Hila Benyovits-Hoffman Published in &quot;Once upon a future&quot;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Geffen Award Winners, 2020<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Science Fiction Book was not awarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best translated fantasy book<br>\n<strong>Spinning Silver<\/strong>\/ Naomi Novik, Translated by Yael Achmon, Tamir Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated YA Book:<br>\n<strong>Cuckoo Song<\/strong>\/ Frances Hardinge, Translated by Vered Tochterman, &nbsp;Utz Books<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew Book:<br>\n<strong>Satisfying the Dragon \/<\/strong> Masha Zur-Glozman, Yediot books Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Best Original Hebrew SF&amp;F Short Story:<br>\n<strong>Blue Iceberg Beer<\/strong>\/ Rotem Baruchin Published in &quot;Once upon a future&quot;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Geffen Award Winners, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Science Fiction Book:<br>\n<strong>Artemis \/<\/strong>Andy Weir, Translated by Didi Chanoch, The Armchair Publishing House<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best translated fantasy book<br>\n<strong>Mistborn: The Alloy of Law<\/strong>\/ Brandon Sanderson, Translated by Zafrir Grosman, Opus Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated YA Book:<br>\n<strong>The Ship of the Dead<\/strong>\/ Rick Riordan, Translated by Yael Achmon, Kinneret Zmora Bitan Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew Book:<br>\n<strong>The Heart of the Circle \/<\/strong> Keren Landsman, Kinneret Zmora Bitan Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew SF&amp;F Short Story:<br>\n<b>My Last Dragon<\/b>\/ Rotem Baruchin Published in &quot;Once upon a future&quot;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Geffen Award Winners, 2018<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Science Fiction Book:<br>\n<strong>Journey to the Center of the Earth\/<\/strong>Jules Verne,Translated by Emmanuel Pinto, Modan Publishing House<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best translated fantasy book<br>\n<strong>Fool's Quest<\/strong>\/ Robin Hobb, Translated by Zafrir Grosman, Opus Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated YA Book:<br>\n<strong>The Dark Prophecy<\/strong> \/ Rick Riordan, Translated by Yael Achmon, Kinneret Zmora Bitan Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew Book:<br>\n<strong>Into The Abyss \/<\/strong> Hagar Yanai, Modan and Ocean Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Best Original Hebrew SF&amp;F Short Story:<br>\n<b>Witch<\/b>\/ Adi Loya Published in &quot;Once upon a future&quot;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Geffen Award Winners, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Science Fiction Book:<br>\n<strong>Earth Awakens &amp; Earth Afire\/<\/strong>Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston,Translated by Boaz Weiss, Opus Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best translated fantasy book<br>\n<strong>Harry Potter and the Cursed Child<\/strong>\/ J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, Translated by Gili Bar-Hillel Semo, Books in the Attic Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated YA Book:<br>\n<strong>The Hidden Oracle<\/strong> \/ Rick Riordan, Translated by Yael Achmon, Kinneret Zmora Bitan Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew Book:<br>\n<strong>The Unswitchable \/<\/strong> Yoav Blum, Keter Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Best Original Hebrew SF&amp;F Short Story:<br>\n<b>Lost and Found<\/b>\/ Rotem Baruchin Published in &quot;Once upon a future&quot;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Geffen Award Winners, 2016<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Science Fiction Book:<br>\n<strong>Redshirts \/ <\/strong>John Scalzi,Translated by Zafrir Grosman, Opus Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best translated fantasy book<br>\n<strong>Fool\u2019s Assassin<\/strong> \/ Robin Hobb, Translated by Zafrir Grosman, Opus Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated YA Book:<br>\n<strong>The Blood of Olympus<\/strong> \/ Rick Riordan, Translated by Yael Achmon, Graff publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew Book:<br>\n<strong>Lake of Shadows \/ <\/strong>Roni Gelbfish, Gold Fish<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Best Original Hebrew SF&amp;F Short Story:<br>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sf-f.org.il\/archives\/1196\">Requiem to Mathew<\/a><\/strong> \/ Avial Tochterman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Geffen Award Winners, 2015<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Science Fiction Book:<br>\n<strong>The Martian&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<\/strong>Andy Weir,Translated by Didi Chanoch, The Armchair Publishing House<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best translated fantasy book<br>\n<strong>The Ocean at the End of the Lane<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;\/&nbsp;Neil Gaiman,&nbsp;Translated by Didi Chanoch, The Armchair Publishing House<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated YA Book:<br>\n<strong>Ozma of Oz and Dorothy <\/strong>and<strong> the Wizard in Oz<\/strong>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;L Frank Baum, Translated by Gili Bar-Hillel Semo,&nbsp;Utz Books<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew Book:<br>\n<strong>Broken Skies&nbsp;\/&nbsp;<\/strong>Keren Landsman, Sial Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Best Original Hebrew SF&amp;F Short Story:<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sf-f.org.il\/archives\/817\"><strong>Five Four Three Two One<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;\/&nbsp;Hila Benyovich-Hoffman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Geffen Award Winners, 2014<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Best Translated Science Fiction Book:<br>\n<strong>The Devil's Alphabet <\/strong>\/ Daryl Gregory Translated by Didi Chanoch, Graff publising<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Best Translated Fantasy Book:<br>\n<strong>Going Postal <\/strong>\/ Terry Pratchett Translated by Vered&nbsp;Tochterman, Opus press<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Best Translated YA Book:<br>\n<strong>The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents <\/strong>\/ Terry Pratchett Translated by Yonatan Bar, Sial Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Best Original Hebrew SF&amp;F Short Story:<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sf-f.org.il\/story_1578\"><strong>Whiskey in a Jar <\/strong><\/a>\/ Rotem Baruchin Published in &quot;Once upon a future&quot;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Best Original Hebrew Book:<br>\n<strong>Every Story is a Sudden Cat <\/strong>\/ Gabriella Avigur, Rotem Kinneret Zmora Bitan Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br>\nGeffen Award Winners, 2013<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Science Fiction Book:<br>\nTower of Glass \/ Robert Silverberg Translated by Omer Kabir, Moby Dick publising<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Fantasy Book:<br>\n<strong>A dance with dragons<\/strong> \/ George R.R. Martin Translated by Tzafrir Grosman, Opus publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated YA Book:<br>\n<strong>Mockingjay<\/strong>\/ Suzanne Collins Translated by Yael Achmon, Kinneret Zmora Bitan Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew SF&amp;F Short Story:<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sf-f.org.il\/story_1501\"><strong>Cappuccino, To Go<\/strong><\/a> \/ Rotem Baruchin Published in &quot;Once upon a future&quot; vol. 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew Book:<br>\n<strong>Demons in Agripas Street <\/strong>\/Hagai Dagan Kinneret Zmora Bitan Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Geffen Award Winners, 2012<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Science Fiction Book:<br>\n<strong>Catching fire<\/strong> \/ Suzanne Collins Translated by Yael Achmon, Kinneret Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Fantasy Book:<br>\n<strong>The Son of Neptune<\/strong> \/ Rick Riorden Translated by Yael Achmon, Graff publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew SF&amp;F Short Story (joint win):<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blipanika.co.il\/?p=2474\"><strong>And then there was winter<\/strong><\/a>\/ Hadas Misgav Published in Don\u2019t Panic! Online magazine<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/meorot.sf-f.org.il\/2011\/?page_id=1226\"><strong>Alone, in the dark<\/strong> <\/a>\/ Keren Landsman Published as part of the online anthology \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/meorot.sf-f.org.il\/2011\/?page_id=938\">The World of Susan<\/a>\u201d, Meorot convention website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew Book:<br>\n<strong>What if&nbsp;(Herzl said)<\/strong>&nbsp;\/ Yoav Avni Zmora-Bitan&nbsp; Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br>\nGeffen Award Winners, 2011<br>\n<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Science Fiction Book:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>The hunger games<\/strong> \/ Suzanne Collins Translated by Yael Achmon, Kinneret Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Fantasy Book:<br>\n<strong>I shall wear midnight<\/strong> \/ Terry Pratchett Translated by Yonatan Bar, Kidmat Eden Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew SF&amp;F Short Story:<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blipanika.co.il\/?p=1774\"><strong>The Heisenberg Gorgon<\/strong> <\/a>\/ Keren Landsman Published in Don\u2019t Panic! Online magazine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew Book:<br>\n<strong>Mesopotamia \u2013 Silence of the stars<\/strong> \/ Yehuda Israely &amp; Dor Raveh Am-Oved&nbsp; Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br>\nGeffen Award Winners, 2010<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Science Fiction Book:<br>\n<strong>Isaac Asimov\u2019s Collected Short Stories\u2013 Vol.<\/strong> <strong>I<\/strong> \/ Isaac Asimov Translated by Rami Shalhevet, Moby Dick Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Fantasy Book:<br>\n<strong>Nation<\/strong> \/ Terry Pratchett Translated by Yonatan Bar, Kidmat Eden Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew SF&amp;F Short Story:<br>\n<strong>Dr. Watson &amp; Mr. Holmes \u2013 or &#8211; The Curse of the of Penningtons<\/strong> \/ Vered Tochterman Published in \u201cOnce upon a future\u201d anthology, Vol 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew Book:<br>\n<strong>To Be<\/strong> (<strong>Chong Levi's Fifth)<\/strong>&nbsp;\/ Yoav Avni Kinneret Zmora-Bitan&nbsp; Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Geffen Award Winners, 2009<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Science Fiction Book:<br>\n<strong>This Immortal<\/strong> \/ Roger Zilazeny Translated by Raz Greeberg , Moby Dick Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Fantasy Book:<br>\n<strong>A hatful of sky<\/strong> \/ Terry Pratchett Translated by Yonatan Bar, Kidmat Eden Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew SF&amp;F Short Story:<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blipanika.co.il\/?p=1613\"><strong>The phoenix planet<\/strong> <\/a>\/ Yael Michaeli Published in Don't Panic! Online Magazine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew Book:<br>\n<strong>Hydromania<\/strong> \/ Asaf Gavron Keter Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Geffen Award Winners, 2008<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Science Fiction Book:<br>\n<strong>I Am Legend<\/strong> \/ Richard Matheson Yanshuf Publishing, translated by Yael Inbar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Fantasy Book:<br>\n<strong>The Wee Free Men<\/strong> \/ Terry Pratchett Kidmat Eden Publishing, translated by Yonatan Bar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated&nbsp;Young Adult&nbsp;or Children SF&amp;F Book (This category was unique to 2008):<br>\n<strong>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows<\/strong> \/ J. K. Rowling Yediot books Publishing, translated by Gili Bar-Hillel Semo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew SF&amp;F Short Story:<br>\n<strong>Where Books are Lost<\/strong> \/ Lili Daie Published in <em>Don't Panic! Online Magazine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Best Original Hebrew Book:<br>\n<strong>The Water Between the Worlds<\/strong> \/ Hagar Yanai Keter Publishing<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Best Translation of a SF&amp;F book (This category was unique to 2008):<br>\n<em>Gili Bar-Hillel Semo<\/em> For Translating the book: <strong>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows<\/strong> \/ J. K. Rowling Yediot books Publishing<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Geffen Award Winners, 2007<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Science Fiction Book:<br>\n<strong>Old Man's War<\/strong> \/ John Scalzi Translated by Raz Greenberg, Yanshuf Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Fantasy Book:<br>\n<strong>Jonathan Strange &amp; Mr. Norrell<\/strong> \/ Susanna Clarke Translated by Vered Tochterman, Yanshuf Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew SF&amp;F Short Story:<br>\n<strong>In the Mirror<\/strong> \/ Rotem Baruchin The Tenth Dimension Magazine, issue 29<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Best Original Hebrew Book:<br>\n<strong>The Whale of Babylon<\/strong> \/ Hagar Yanai Keter Publishing<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Geffen Award Winners, 2006<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Science Fiction Book:<br>\n<strong>Spin <\/strong>\/ Robert Charles Wilson Translated by Didi Chanoch, Graff Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Fantasy Book:<br>\n<strong>Anansi Boys <\/strong>\/ Neil Gaiman Translated by Vered Tochterman, Opus Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew SF&amp;F Short Story:<br>\n<strong>East of Eden <\/strong>\/ Hagay Averbuch The Israeli Society for SF&amp;F Online Magazine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Geffen Award Winners, 2005<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Science Fiction Book:<br>\n<strong>Childhood's End<\/strong> \/ Arthur C. Clarke Translated by Didi Chanoch, Yanshuf Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Translated Fantasy Book:<br>\n<strong>Transformation<\/strong> \/ Carol Berg Translated by Didi Chanoch, Graff Publishing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best Original Hebrew SF&amp;F Short Story:<br>\n<strong>The Perfect Girl<\/strong> \/ Guy Hasson Dreams in Aspamia magazine, Translated by Vered Tochterman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\">Best Original Hebrew Book:<br>\n<strong>End's World<\/strong> \/ Ofir Touche Gafla Keter Publishing<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Geffen Award Winners, 2004<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best translated science fiction book:<br>\n<strong>Warchild<\/strong> \/ Karin Lowachee Translated by Inval Sagiv; Opus Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best translated fantasy book:<br>\n<strong>Smoke and Mirrors<\/strong> \/ Neil Gaiman (Opus Press) Translated by Yael Achmon; Opus Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best original SF\/Fantasy short story:<br>\n<strong>Dragon Checkpoint<\/strong> \/ Rami Shalheveth (The Tenth Dimension, issue 18)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Geffen Award Winners, 2003<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best translated science fiction book:<br>\n<strong>Solaris <\/strong>\/ Stanislaw Lem Translated by Aharon Hauptman; Keter publishing house<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best translated fantasy book:<br>\n<strong>American Gods <\/strong>\/ Neil Gaiman Translated by Rechavia Berman; Opus Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best original SF\/Fantasy short story:<br>\n<strong>All-of-Me(TM)<\/strong> \/ Guy Hasson Published in <em>Dreams in Aspamia<\/em> <em>SF&amp;F Magazine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best original SF\/Fantasy book:<br>\n<strong>Sometimes It's Different <\/strong>\/ Vered Tochterman Opus Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Reports of the 2003 Geffen Award:<br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.locusmag.com\/2003\/News\/10_EuropeanAwards.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Locus Report<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computercrowsnest.com\/fastnews\/show_news.php?subaction=showfull&amp;id=1067246070&amp;archive=&amp;cnshow=news&amp;ucat=%3E&amp;start_from=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> The SFcrowsnest Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> Geffen Award Winners, 2002<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best translated science fiction book:<br>\n<strong>Fahrenheit 451 <\/strong>\/Ray Bradbury Translated by Noa Manheim; Odyssey publishing house<br>\nBest translated fantasy book:<br>\n<strong>A Storm of Swords <\/strong>\/ George R. R. Martin Translated by David Chanoch; Opus Press<br>\nBest original SF\/Fantasy short story:<br>\n<strong>Me and Grandma Go Shopping<\/strong> \/ Hamutal Levin Published in <em>Don't Panic! Online Magazine<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> Geffen Award Winners, 2001<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best translated science fiction book:<br>\n<strong>Ender's Shadow <\/strong>\/ Orson Scott Card Translated by Rechavia Berman; Opus Press<br>\nBest translated fantasy book:<br>\n<strong>The Anubis Gates <\/strong>\/ Tim Powers Translated by Vered Tochterman; Opus Press<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Geffen Award Winners, 2000<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" dir=\"ltr\">Best translated science fiction book:<br>\n<strong>Dune: House Atreides <\/strong>\/ Brian Herbert, Kevin J. 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