2017 Geffen Awards Winners

The 2017 Geffen Awards winners have been announced. The awards are presented annually by the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Best Translated Science Fiction Book

• Earth Afire & Earth Awakens, Orson Scott Card & Aaron Johnston, translated by Boaz Weiss (Opus)

Best Translated Fantasy Book

• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts 1 & 2, J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, John Tiffany, translated by Gili Bar-Hillel Semo (Books in the Attic & Yediot)

Best Translated YA Book

• The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle, Rick Riordan, translated by Yael Achmon (Kinneret-Zmora-Dvir)

Best Original Hebrew Short Story

• “Found & Lost,” Rotem Baruchin (Once Upon a Future 2016)

Best Original Hebrew Book

• The Unswitchable, Yoav Blum (Keter)

Winners were announced October 10, 2017 at ICon, the annual Israeli SF convention.