Yeshayahu Koren is an Israeli writer. He was born in Kfar Saba, Israel in 1940 and studied philosophy and Hebrew literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. For many years he worked for Israel’s department of defense and was also a teacher and a pedagogic consultant. He began publishing short stories in the early 1960s. […]
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Yoav Rosen is the editor of the Classics section and Audio Stories section in The Short Story Project. He is a literary critic in Haaretz’s literary supplement, and held creative writing workshops for exceptional youth in Matan-Arts, among others. His translations into Hebrew include Toni Morrison’s “The Dancing Mind” and James Baldwin’s “The Rockpile.” His […]
Sami Berdugo, an Israeli author, was born in 1970 to parents of Moroccan origin. He lost his father at the age of 13. He studied comparative literature and history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. At present, he teaches creative writing at Tel Aviv University and Bezalel Academy of Art and Design. He also holds […]
Adi Sorek, an Israeli writer and editor, was born in 1970 in Nes Ziona, and was raised in Haifa. In 2004 she established the experimental fiction series “Vashti” in Resling publishing house. Adi has published four books so far, and her essays on literature appear regularly in different publications. She lives in Tel Aviv with […]
Uri Orlev was born in Warsaw in 1931. When the Second World War broke out, his father – a physician and an officer in the Polish Army – was captured on the Russian front. Uri Orlev, his mother Zofia and his younger brother spent the first years of the war in Warsaw and in Warsaw ghetto. […]
Esty G. Haim grew up in Haifa. She is the author of four novels and a collection of short stories, including Black Dancer in Solo Troupe (The New Library, 1997); Our Other Lives (The New Library, 1999); Something Good Will Happen Tomorrow (Yedioth Prose Publishing, 2003); The Three of Them (Yedioth Prose Publishing, 2007); and The Corner People (Kinneret Zmora-Bitan, 2013), for which she received the […]
Shimon Adaf was born in Sderot, Israel, in 1972 to parents of Moroccan origin and now lives in Tel Aviv. He began publishing poetry during his military service. An esteemed poet, novelist, and musician, Adaf worked for several years as the chief literary editor at Keter Publishing House and has also been writer-in-residence at Iowa University. He […]
Jonathan Fein, a writer and translator, was born in 1984 in Tel Aviv. He is the winner of the Harry Hershon Literature Award awarded by the Hebrew University, where he graduated with a master’s degree in Italian Literature summa cum laude. He published literary critiques in Haaretz newspaper and ynet website and works as an editor […]
Sharon Horodi (1970) is an Israeli multidisciplinary artist, curator, writer, and lecturer who lives in Berlin. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem and a Master’s degree from the Royal College of Art in Stockholm, Sweden. Horodi creates video art and experimental film, and develops social programs […]
Ronit Matalon (1959-2017) is an Israeli author. She was born in Ganei Tikva and studied literature and philosophy at Tel Aviv University, worked as a journalist for “Haaretz” newspaper’s weekend magazine, and was head of the creative writing program at the University of Haifa in the Department of Hebrew and Comparative Literature. Her stories began […]
Dror Burstein was born in 1970 in Netanya, Israel, and lives in Tel Aviv. He first became a fully qualified lawyer, then he left the legal field and started studying literature. He received a Ph.D. in Hebrew literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2001 and now teaches at Tel Aviv University. A literary editor […]
Alma Ganihar was born in 1964 and grew up in Ramat HaSharon. She holds a bachelor’s degree in history and Jewish philosophy from Tel Aviv University. Upon graduation, she began writing screenplays, including “Three Mothers,” “The Fifth Heaven,” and “The Ambassador’s Wife.” She also wrote the play “The Peacock of Silwan,” which was staged at […]
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