BSFA Award
1 appearances
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Edition 44 (2012) Winner
Lavie Tidhar
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Lavie Tidhar
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1976-11-16 （Dalia, Israel）
- Nationality
- Israel, South Africa, United Kingdom
- Languages
- Hebrew, English
- Residence History
- Kibbutz in northern Israel → United Kingdom → South Africa → Laos → Vanuatu → London
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Editor
- Active Years
- 2003-2025
- Affiliations
- The Washington Post
- Nominations
- 2025 Seiun Award nominee for Neom, 2024 BSFA Award nominee for The Best of World SF: Volume 3
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | World Fantasy Award | Osama | Novel | World Fantasy Convention | winner |
| 2017 | John W. Campbell Memorial Award | Central Station | Best Science Fiction Novel | — | winner |
| 2015 | Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize | A Man Lies Dreaming | — | — | winner |
| 2012 | British Fantasy Award | Gorel & The Pot-Bellied God | Best Novella | — | winner |
| 2012 | BSFA Award | The World SF Blog | Non-Fiction | — | winner |
World Fantasy Award
2012
Work:
Osama
Category:
Novel
Organization:
World Fantasy Convention
Result:
winner
John W. Campbell Memorial Award
2017
Work:
Central Station
Category:
Best Science Fiction Novel
Result:
winner
Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize
2015
Work:
A Man Lies Dreaming
Result:
winner
British Fantasy Award
2012
Work:
Gorel & The Pot-Bellied God
Category:
Best Novella
Result:
winner
BSFA Award
2012
Work:
The World SF Blog
Category:
Non-Fiction
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Kitschies
1 appearances
-
Edition 4 (2012) Special Award
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Edition 45 (2017) Winner
Works
Major Works
Osama
2011 FantasyAn alternate history novel where Osama bin Laden is a pulp fiction hero.
alternate historyterrorismpulp
The Violent Century
2013 Science FictionAlternate history of the 20th century involving superheroes.
alternate historysuperheroes
A Man Lies Dreaming
2014 Historical FictionAdolf Hitler as a noir detective in an alternate 1930s London.
alternate historynoirHolocaust
Central Station
2016 Science FictionFix-up novel of stories set in a future spaceport near Tel Aviv.
futureimmigrationAI
Adaptations
- Bookman Histories adapted as dramatised audiobooks by GraphicAudio
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- slipstreammulticultural SF
- Recurring Motifs
- alternate historytravel experiencesJewish culture
Legacy
Israeli-born writer working across genres, winner of World Fantasy Award and others. Known for editing World SF anthologies.
In Popular Culture
- Referenced in Adam Roberts' Jack Glass as 'Tidharian' language
- Mentioned in Charlie Kaufman's Antkind
Trivia
- Raised on a kibbutz
- Began extensive travels at age 15
- Science fiction and fantasy columnist for The Washington Post (2019-2022)