Geffen Award

The Geffen Award is an annual literary award given by the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy since 1999, and presented at the Annual Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, ICon Festival. It is named in honour of editor and translator Amos Geffen, who was one of the society's founders.

Categories

• Best translated science fiction book
• Best translated fantasy book
• Best translated book for children or young adults (since 2008)
• Best translation of a science fiction or fantasy book (since 2008, in collaboration with the Israeli Translator's Association)
• Best original SF/F short story (since 2002)
• Best original SF/Fantasy book (since 2003)

List of winners by year

2008

Best Translated Science Fiction Book: I Am Legend, Richard Matheson. Translated by Yael Inbar, Yanshuf Publishing.

Best Translated Fantasy Book: 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 Hebrew SF&F Short Story: Where Books are Lost, Lili Daie. Published in Don't Panic! Online Magazine

Best Original Hebrew Book: The Water Between the Worlds, Hagar Yanai. Keter Publishing

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 Book: Old Man's War, John Scalzi Translated by Raz Greenberg, Yanshuf Publishing

Best Translated Fantasy Book: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Susanna Clarke Translated by Vered Tochterman, Yanshuf Publishing

Best Original Hebrew SF&F Short Story: In the Mirror, Rotem Baruchin The Tenth Dimension Magazine, issue 29

Best Original Hebrew Book: The Whale of Babylon, Hagar Yanai Keter Publishing

2006

Best Translated Science Fiction Book: Spin, Robert Charles Wilson Translated by Didi Chanoch, Graff Publishing

Best Translated Fantasy Book: Anansi Boys, Neil Gaiman Translated by Vered Tochterman, Opus Press

Best Original Hebrew SF&F Short Story: East of Eden, Hagay Averbuch The Israeli Society for SF&F Online Magazine

2005

Best translated science fiction book: Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke Translated by Didi Chanoch, Yanshuf Publishing

Best translated fantasy book: Transformation, Carol Berg Translated by Didi Chanoch, Graff Publishing

Best Original Hebrew SF&F Short Story: The Perfect Girl, Guy Hasson Chalomot Be'aspamia magazine

Best Original Hebrew Book: End's World, Ofir Touche Gafla Keter Publishing

2004

Best translated science fiction book: Warchild, Karin Lowachee Translated by Inbal Sagiv, Opus Press

Best translated fantasy book: Smoke and Mirrors, Neil Gaiman Translated by Yael Achmon, Opus Press

Best original SF/Fantasy short story: Dragon Checkpoint, Rami Shalheveth The Tenth Dimension magazine

2003

Best translated science fiction book: Solaris, Stanislaw Lem Translated by Aharon Hauptman, Keter publishing house

Best translated fantasy book: American Gods, Neil Gaiman Translated by Rechavia Berman, Opus Press

Best original SF/Fantasy short story: All-of-Me(TM), Guy Hasson Chalomot Beaspamia magazine

Best original SF/Fantasy book: Sometimes It's Different, Vered Tochterman Opus Press

2002

Best translated science fiction book: Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury Translated by Noa Manheim, Odyssey Publishing House

Best translated fantasy book: A Storm of Swords, George R. R. Martin Translated by David Chanoch, Opus Press

Best original SF/Fantasy short story: Me and Grandma Go Shopping, Hamutal Levin Bli Panika

2001

Best translated science fiction book: Ender's Shadow, Orson Scott Card Translated by Rechavia Berman, Opus Press

Best translated fantasy book: The Anubis Gates, Tim Powers Translated by Vered Tochterman, Opus Press

2000

Best translated science fiction book: Dune: House Atreides, Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson Translated by Dorit Landes, Am Oved Publishing House

Best translated fantasy book: Stardust, Neil Gaiman Translated by Ornit Shachar, Opus Press

1999

Best translated science fiction book: Pastwatch, Orson Scott Card Translated by Rechavia Berman, Opus Press

Best translated fantasy book: Swords and Deviltry, Fritz Leiber Translated by Adva Zeltser, Opus Press

External links

• Geffen Award English page at the official awards site.