The Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy

The Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy was founded in May 1996 in order to promote and augment the fields of Science Fiction and Fantasy in Israel, and has been continuously active ever since. The Society's activities includes arranging science fiction and fantasy conventions, lectures, and premiere screenings of SF&F films. They also sponsor various story writing contests and writing workshops as well as present the annual Geffen Award to Israel's top speculative fiction writers. The society also publishes a SF&F...

The Gefen Awards

The Geffen Awards are presented by the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy, and are named after the late Amos Geffen, one of the first editors and translators of sci-fi in Israel. In many ways, Amos Geffen's work shaped the field of SF&F in Israel, and his influence is still indelible. The award is presented each year at the Israeli SF&F convention, known as ICon, and is voted on by the participants of the convention. The Geffen is usually awarded in four categories: Best translated SF book Best translated fantasy...

Second-Hand Bookstores in Israel

Jerusalem Sefer VeSefelAddress: 2 Yabetz St., Jerusalem. Located in the City Center in an alley off of Yaffo St, on one side and Ben Hillel St. on the other side. Phone: 02-624-8237 Description: Sefer V'Sefel is the best known second-hand English bookstore in Jerusalem. They carry only books in English, most of which are second hand but there are some new books as well. They have a nice selection of books in most categories. The SFF section appears to be one of the more neglected sections in the store, with mostly older books, but these...

Quotes from SFF Authors

I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. Douglas Adams I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. Douglas Adams The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be. Douglas Adams I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die. Isaac...

Quotes from Books

So come with me, where dreams are born, and time is never planned. Just think of happy things, and your heart will fly on wings, forever, in Never Never Land! J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan No villain comes in black, screaming obscenities. All evil has children, homes, regard for self, fear of enemies. Greg Bear, Anvil of Stars Cynical? 'Cynic' is a word invented by optimists to criticize realists. Gregory Benford, In the Ocean of Night Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were headed for shore. Ray Bradbury,...

Quotes about Fantasy

Fantasy is the only canvas large enough for me to paint on. Terry Brooks Fantasy, abandoned by reason, produces impossible monsters; united with it, she is the mother of the arts and the origin of marvels. Francisco de Goya Fantasy allows you bend the world and the situation to more clearly focus on the moral aspects of what's happening. In fantasy you can distill life down to the essence of your story. Terry Goodkind Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality; they are also dress rehearsals, plans. All acts performed...

Science Fiction quotes

Science fiction reflects scientific thought; a fiction of things-to-come based on things-on-hand. Benjamin Appel Modern science fiction is the only form of literature that consistently considers the nature of the changes that face us, the possible consequences, and the possible solutions. Isaac Asimov Science fiction is a controlled way to think and dream about the future. An integration of the mood and attitude of science (the objective universe) with the fears and hopes that spring from the unconscious. Anything that turns you and your...