Keren Landsman is an Israeli

epidemiologist Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and risk factor, determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population. It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decision ...

and

science-fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel univers ...

writer. She has won the

Geffen Award The Geffen Award ''(פרס גפן)'' is an annual literary award given by the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy since 1999, and presented at the ICon festival, the annual Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention, It is named in honour ...

four times.

Biography

Keren Landsman is a medical doctor specializing in epidemiology. She graduated from the Technion, the Israel Institute of Technology, and works at the Levinski Clinic. Landsman heads the non-profit organization Mida'at, which works to promote public health and make medical knowledge accessible. She also writes the blog "End of the World - a View from the Gallery" (Hebrew), in which she tracks epidemics and how they spread. Landsman began writing fantasy and science fiction when she was 12. She has published many short stories, two of which reaped

s, Israel's premier sci-fi/fantasy literature award: "The Heisenberg Gorgon" (2011), "Alone in the Dark" (2012). At least five other stories of hers have been nominated. Landman released her first book in 2014, a collection of short stories called ''Broken Skies''. The book won the Geffen Award for best Israeli Science Fiction or Fantasy book. In 2018 her second book and debut novel came out, ''Heart of the Circle''. The book was a best-seller in Israel. The English-language edition came out in 2019. This book won a Geffen Award as well. Landsman is married to Yoav Landsman, a senior engineer in the SpaceIL organization. They have two children.

Bibliography

* ''Broken Skies'' (2014) *'' The Heart of the Circle'' (2019)

References

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