Nir Yaniv ( he, ניר יניב) is an Israeli multidisciplinary artist. He was active early on as a science fiction editor in Israel. In 2000 he founded the

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of the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy, and in 2007 he became chief editor of ''Chalomot Be'aspamia'', Israel's only professionally printed SF&F magazine. As an author, Yaniv's short fiction has appeared in

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, ''The Best of World SF'' and others. He collaborated with

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winning author

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on two novels, including the "deranged sci-fi extravaganza" (per

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) ''The Tel Aviv Dossier'' and released the English language collection ''The Love Machine & Other Contraptions''. Yaniv returned to fiction publishing in 2024 with the novel ''The Good Soldier'', an " amiable satire of the gung-ho heroics of military sci-fi". Yaniv has been active as a musician from early on, initially with the Israeli

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band Plutonium and more recently with the

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winning

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. He released several independent albums, including "the first Hebrew-language SF Music themed album", ''The Universe in a Pita''. From 2013 he has also been making short films as a writer/director, including the animated ''Liftoff'', a "touching, hand-illustrated piece of a man’s journey to the moon". ''Welcome To Your A.I. Future'' (2023) dealing with emergent A.I. technology, was featured in ''New Scientist''. ''Loontown'' (also 2023), imagines "a Dystopian Los Angeles populated by sentient Balloons".

Fiction

In Hebrew

* ''Ktov Ke'shed Mi'shachat'' (One Hell of a Writer). Israel: Odyssey Press, 2006. A short story collection. * ''Retzach Bidyoni'' (Fictional Murder). Israel: Odyssey Press, 2009. A novel, with

. * ''Melech Yerushlaim'' (King of Jerusalem). Israel: Yaniv Publishing, 2019. a novel.

In English

* ''The Tel Aviv Dossier''. Canada: ChiZine Publications, 2009. A novel, with

. * ''The Love Machine & Other Contraptions''. UK: Infinity Plus Books, 2012. A short story collection. * ''The Good Soldier''. Canada: Shadowpaw Press, 2024. Novel.

Selected Short Stories

* "A Wizard on the Road". ''Shimmer Magazine'', 2006 * "The Dream of the Blue Man". ''Weird Tales'', September 2008 * "A Painter, a Sheep, and a Boa Constrictor". ''Shimmer Magazine'', 2009. Reprinted in ''The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2010'' ed. Rich Horton (2010). * "Benjamin Schneider’s Little Greys". ''Apex Magazine'', November 2009. Reprinted in ''The Best of World SF'', ed Lavie Tidhar (2021). * "The Believers". ''Chizine'', March 2010. Reprinted in ''Zion's Fiction: A Treasury of Israeli Speculative Literature'', ed. Lottem & Teitelbaum. * "Undercity". ''Apex Magazine'', August 2012.

Music

* ''The Universe in a Pita'': a Hebrew science fiction rock album. * ''Funkapella'': a concept-album using vocals and drums only, with no other instruments. * ''Happiness is Real'': a live dance and music performance with choreographer and dancer Ilanit Tadmor. * ''The Voice Remains''

Filmography

Short film Animated short film

References

External links

Nir Yaniv's web site

Positronish
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yaniv, Nir 1972 births Living people Israeli musicians Israeli science fiction writers Israeli male short story writers Israeli short story writers Musicians from Jerusalem