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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 of editor and translator Amos Geffen, who was one of the society's founders.

List of winners by year

2024

* Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel: '' The Archangel Sisters - Gate of Shadows'', Naama Bar Shira. * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Story: ''Where the books are'', Bar Fischbein. * Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: The Fifth Season, N. K. Jemisin. * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: The Hidden Legacy: Sapphire flames, Emerald Blaze, Ruby Fever, Ilona Andrews. * Best Translated Book for Children or Young Adults: The Chalice of the Gods,

Rick Riordan Richard Russell Riordan Jr. ( ; born June 5, 1964) is an American author, best known for writing the ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' series. Riordan's books have been translated into forty-two languages and sold more than thirty million cop ...

2023

* Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel: ''The City Guardians'', Rotem Baruchin. * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Story: ''Blue Bubblegum Slushy'', Rotem Baruchin. * Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: Project Hail Mary,

Andy Weir Andrew Weir (; born June 16, 1972) is an American novelist. His 2011 novel '' The Martian'' was adapted into the 2015 film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott. He received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2016 and his 2 ...

. * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: The Lazy Girl's Guide to Magic, Helen Harper. * Best Translated Book for Children or Young Adults: The Left-Handed Booksellers of London,

Garth Nix Garth Richard Nix (born 19 July 1963) is an Australian writer who specialises in children's and young adult fantasy novels, notably the ''The Old Kingdom, Old Kingdom'', ''The Seventh Tower, Seventh Tower'' and ''The Keys to the Kingdom, Keys t ...

2022

* Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel: ''What Others Think in Me'', Yoav Blum. * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Story: ''Dust'', Keren Landsman. * Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: Not awarded. * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: The Once and Future Witches, Alix E. Harrow. * Best Translated Book for Children or Young Adults: Tik-Tok of Oz, L. Frank Baum.

2021

* Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel: ''The World Beneath the Rug'', Lee Evron. * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Story: ''To Open (or: The Light in The Keyway)'', Hila Benyovits-Hoffman. * Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: '' The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes'',

Suzanne Collins Suzanne Collins (born August 10, 1962) is an American author and television writer who is best known as the author of the young adult literature, young adult Dystopian fiction, dystopian book series ''The Hunger Games''. She is also the author ...

* Best Translated Fantasy Novel: The Ten Thousand Doors of January, Alix E. Harrow. * Best Translated Book for Children or Young Adults: Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Adeyemi.

2020

* Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel: ''Satisfying the dragon'', Masha Tzur Gluzman. * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Story: ''Blue iceberg beer'', Rotem Baruchin. * Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: Not awarded. * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: '' Spinning Silver'',

Naomi Novik Naomi Novik (born 1973) is an American author of speculative fiction. She is known for the Temeraire (series), ''Temeraire'' series (2006–2016), an alternate history of the Napoleonic Wars involving dragons, and her The Scholomance Trilogy, ''S ...

. * Best Translated Book for Children or Young Adults: ''Cuckoo Song'', Frances Hardinge.

2019

* Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel: Heart of the Circle, Keren Landsman. * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Story: ''Dragon Bound'', Rotem Baruchin. * Best Translated Science Fiction Novel:

Artemis In ancient Greek religion and Greek mythology, mythology, Artemis (; ) is the goddess of the hunting, hunt, the wilderness, wild animals, transitions, nature, vegetation, childbirth, Kourotrophos, care of children, and chastity. In later tim ...

* Best Translated Fantasy Novel: The Alloy of Law. * Best Translated Book for Children or Young Adults: The Ship of the Dead.

2017

* Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel: ''The Unswitchable'', Yoav Blum. * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Story: ''Lost and Found'', Rotem Baruchin. * Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: '' Earth Afire'' and '' Earth Awakens'' Translated by Boaz weiss. * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Translated by

Gili Bar-Hillel Gili Bar-Hillel Semo (; born Gili Bar-Hillel on 19 October 1974) is an English-Hebrew translator from Israel, best known for translating the ''Harry Potter'' series into Hebrew. Biography Bar-Hillel is the daughter of Maya Bar-Hillel, a professor ...

. * Best Translated Book for Children or Young Adults: '' The Hidden Oracle'' Translated by Yael Achmon.

2016

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''Redshirts '',

John Scalzi John Michael Scalzi II (born May 10, 1969) is an American science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for his ''Old Man's War'' series, three novels of which have been n ...

Translated by Zafrir Grosman, Opus Press * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''Fool’s Assassin'', Robin Hobb Translated by Zafrir Grosman, Opus Press * Best Translated YA Book: ''The Blood of Olympus'',

Translated by Yael Achmon, Graff publishing * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Story: ''Requiem to Mathew'', Avial Tochterman * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel: ''Lake of Shadows'', Roni Gelbfish, Gold Fish

2015

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''The Martian'',

Translated by Didi Chanoch, The Armchair Publishing House * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''The Ocean at the End of the Lane'',

Neil Gaiman Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (; born Neil Richard Gaiman; 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series ''The Sandman (comic book), The Sandma ...

Translated by Didi Chanoch, The Armchair Publishing House * Best Translated YA Book: ''Ozma of Oz'' and ''Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz'', L. Frank Baum Translated by Gili Bar-Hillel Semo, Utz Books * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Story: ''Five Four Three Two One'', Hila Benyovits-Hoffman * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel: ''Broken Skies'', Keren Landsman, Sial Publishing

2014

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''The Devil's Alphabet'', Daryl Gregory Translated by Didi Chanoch, Graff publishing * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''Going Postal'',

Terry Pratchett Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author, humorist, and Satire, satirist, best known for the ''Discworld'' series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983 and 2015, and for the Apocalyp ...

Translated by Vered Tochterman, Opus press * Best Translated YA Book: ''The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents'',

Translated by Yonatan Bar, Sial Publishing * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Story: ''Whiskey in a Jar'', Rotem Baruchin Published in "Once upon a future" * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel: ''Every Story is a Sudden Cat'', Gabriella Avigur Rotem Kinneret Zmora Bitan Publishing

2013

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''Tower of Glass'',

Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is a prolific American science fiction author and editor. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo Award, Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and a SFWA Grand ...

Translated by Omer Kabir, Moby Dick publishing * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''A dance with dragons'', George R.R. Martin Translated by Tzafrir Grosman, Opus publishing * Best Translated YA Book: ''Mockingjay,

'' Translated by Yael Achmon, Kinneret Zmora Bitan Publishing * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Story: ''Cappuccino, To Go'', Rotem Baruchin Published in "Once upon a future" vol. 4 * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel: ''Demons in Agripas Street'', Hagai Dagan Kinneret Zmora Bitan Publishing

2012

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: '' Catching Fire'',

Translated by Yael Achmon, Kinneret Publishing * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: '' The Son of Neptune'',

Translated by Yael Achmon, Graff publishing * Best OriginalScience Fiction or Fantasy Short Story (joint win): ** ''And then there was winter'', Hadas Misgav Published in Don’t Panic! Online magazine ** ''Alone, in the dark'', Keren Landsman Published as part of the online anthology “The World of Susan”, Meorot convention website. * Best Original Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel ''What if (Herzl said)'', Yoav Avni, Zmora-Bitan Publishing

2011

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''The Hunger Games'',

Translated by Yael Achmon, Kinneret Publishing * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''I Shall Wear Midnight'',

Translated by Yonatan Bar, Kidmat Eden Publishing * Best Original SF&F Short Story: ''The Heisenberg Gorgon'', Keren Landsman Published in Don’t Panic! Online magazine * Best Original SF&F Novel: ''Mesopotamia – Silence of the Stars'', Yehuda Israely & Dor Raveh Am-Oved Publishing

2010

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''Isaac Asimov’s Collected Short Stories– Vol. I'',

Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov ( ; – April 6, 1992) was an Russian-born American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. H ...

Translated by Rami Shalhevet, Moby Dick Publishing * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''

Nation A nation is a type of social organization where a collective Identity (social science), identity, a national identity, has emerged from a combination of shared features across a given population, such as language, history, ethnicity, culture, t ...

'',

Translated by Yonatan Bar, Kidmat Eden Publishing * Best Original SF&F Short Story: ''Dr. Watson & Mr. Holmes – or – The Curse of the Penningtons'', Vered Tochterman Published in “Once upon a future” anthology, Vol 1 * Best Original SF&F Novel: ''To Be (Chong Levi's Fifth)'', Yoav Avni, Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Publishing

2009

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''This Immortal'', Roger Zelazny Translated by Raz Greenberg, Moby Dick Publishing * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''A Hatful of Sky'',

Translated by Yonatan Bar, Kidmat Eden Publishing * Best Original SF&F Short Story: ''The Phoenix Planet'', Yael Michaeli Published in Don't Panic! Online Magazine * Best Original SF&F Novel: ''Hydromania,'' Asaf Gavron Keter Publishing

2008

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: '' I Am Legend'',

Richard Matheson Richard Burton Matheson (February 20, 1926 – June 23, 2013) was an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He is best known as the author of '' I Am Legend'', a 1954 science ficti ...

. Translated by Yael Inbar, Yanshuf Publishing. * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: '' The Wee Free Men'',

. Translated by Yonatan Bar, Kidmat Eden Publishing. * Best Translated YA or Children SF&F Book: ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'',

J. K. Rowling Joanne Rowling ( ; born 31 July 1965), known by her pen name , is a British author and philanthropist. She is the author of ''Harry Potter'', a seven-volume fantasy novel series published from 1997 to 2007. The series has List of best-sell ...

. Translated by Gili Bar-Hillel Semo, Yediot Books Publishing. * Best Original SF&F Short Story: ''Where Books are Lost'', Lili Daie. Published in Don't Panic! Online Magazine * Best Original SF&F Novel: ''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

, Yediot Books Publishing

2007

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''Old Man's War'',

Translated by Raz Greenberg, Yanshuf Publishing * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell'', Susanna Clarke Translated by Vered Tochterman, Yanshuf Publishing * Best Original SF&F Short Story: ''In the Mirror'', Rotem Baruchin The Tenth Dimension Magazine, issue 29 * Best Original Novel: ''The Whale of Babylon'', Hagar Yanai Keter Publishing

2006

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''Spin'',

Robert Charles Wilson Robert Charles Wilson (born December 15, 1953) is an American-Canadian science fiction author. Career Wilson's work has won the Hugo Award for Best Novel (for '' Spin''), the John W. Campbell Memorial Award (for the novel '' The Chronoliths' ...

Translated by Didi Chanoch, Graff Publishing * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''

Anansi Boys ''Anansi Boys'' is a fantasy novel by English writer Neil Gaiman. In the novel, "Mr. Nancy"—an incarnation of the West African trickster god Anansi—dies, leaving twin sons, who in turn discover one another's existence after being separated ...

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Translated by Vered Tochterman, Opus Press * Best Original SF&F Short Story: ''East of Eden'', Hagay Averbuch The Israeli Society for SF&F Online Magazine

2005

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''Childhood's End'', Arthur C. Clarke Translated by Didi Chanoch, Yanshuf Publishing * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''Transformation'', Carol Berg Translated by Didi Chanoch, Graff Publishing * Best Original SF&F Short Story: ''The Perfect Girl'', Guy Hasson Chalomot Be'aspamia magazine * Best Original Novel: ''End's World'', Ofir Touche Gafla Keter Publishing

2004

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: '' Warchild'', Karin Lowachee Translated by Inbal Sagiv, Opus Press * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: '' Smoke and Mirrors'',

Translated by Yael Achmon, Opus Press * Best Original SF&F Short Story: ''Dragon Checkpoint'', Rami Shalheveth The Tenth Dimension magazine

2003

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''

Solaris Solaris is the Latin word for sun. It may refer to: Arts and entertainment Literature, television and film * ''Solaris'' (novel), a 1961 science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem ** ''Solaris'' (1968 film), directed by Boris Nirenburg ** ''Sol ...

'',

Stanislaw Lem Stanislav and variants may refer to: People *Stanislav (given name), a Slavic given name with many spelling variations (Stanislaus, Stanislas, Stanisław, etc.) Places * Stanislav, Kherson Oblast, a coastal village in Ukraine * Stanislaus County, ...

Translated by Aharon Hauptman, Keter publishing house * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: ''

American Gods ''American Gods'' (2001) is a fantasy novel by British author Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana (culture), Americana, fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern mythology, all centering on the mysterious and taciturn Shad ...

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Translated by Rechavia Berman, Opus Press * Best Original SF&F Short story: ''All-of-Me(TM)'', Guy Hasson Chalomot Beaspamia magazine * Best Original SF&F Novel: ''Sometimes It's Different'', Vered Tochterman Opus Press

2002

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''

Fahrenheit 451 ''Fahrenheit 451'' is a 1953 Dystopian fiction, dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. It presents a future American society where books have been outlawed and "firemen" Book burning, burn any that are found. The novel follows in the ...

'',

Ray Bradbury Ray Douglas Bradbury ( ; August 22, 1920June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science fiction, Horror fiction, horr ...

Translated by Noa Manheim, Odyssey Publishing House * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: '' A Storm of Swords'',

George R. R. Martin George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948) also known by the initials G.R.R.M. is an American author, television writer, and television producer. He is best known as the author of the unfinished series of Hi ...

Translated by David Chanoch, Opus Press * Best Original SF&F Short Story: ''Me and Grandma Go Shopping'', Hamutal Levin Bli Panika

2001

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: ''

Ender's Shadow ''Ender's Shadow'' (1999) is a parallel science fiction novel by the American author Orson Scott Card, taking place at the same time as the novel ''Ender's Game'' and depicting some of the same events from the point of view of Bean, a supportin ...

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Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. , he is the only person to have won a Hugo Award for Best Novel, Hugo Award and a Nebula Award for Best Novel, Nebula Award in List of joint ...

Translated by Rechavia Berman, Opus Press * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: '' The Anubis Gates'',

Tim Powers Timothy Thomas Powers (born February 29, 1952) is an American science fiction and fantasy fiction, fantasy author. His first major novel was ''The Drawing of the Dark'' (1979), but the novel that earned him wide praise was ''The Anubis Gates'' ...

Translated by Vered Tochterman, Opus Press

2000

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: '' Dune: House Atreides'',

Brian Herbert Brian Patrick Herbert (born June 29, 1947) is an American author, known for his work on the ''Dune'' franchise, which was created by his father, Frank Herbert. Brian Herbert's novels include ''Sidney's Comet'', ''Prisoners of Arionn'', ''Man of ...

, Kevin J. Anderson Translated by Dorit Landes, Am Oved Publishing House. * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: '' Stardust'',

Translated by Ornit Shachar, Opus Press.

1999

* Best Translated Science Fiction Novel: '' Pastwatch'',

Translated by Rechavia Berman, Opus Press. * Best Translated Fantasy Novel: '' Swords and Deviltry,''

Fritz Leiber Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. ( ; December 24, 1910 – September 5, 1992) was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. Along with Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber is one of the fathers of sword and sorcery. Life ...

Translated by Adva Zeltser, Opus Press.

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