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Vered Tochterman

Vered Tochterman is an Israeli writer, translator and editor of science fiction and fantasy who won the Geffen Award in 2003 and 2010.

born 1970Science fiction and fantasy writingEditing Chalomot Be'aspamiaTranslating fantasy books into Hebrew

Born: 24 October 1970, Santa Fe
Occupation: translator, writer, science fiction writer
Education: University of Haifa

Vered Tochterman was born in 1970 in Santa Fe

Vered Tochterman was born on October 24, 1970, in Argentina and grew up in Haifa. Her brother, Aviel Tochterman, was an architect and writer active in the Israeli science fiction community.

She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and general studies at the University of Haifa. She then spent 4 years in a direct doctoral track in psychology but did not finish it.

In 2002 she published the story collection Sometimes It's Different with Opus, and it won the Geffen Award in 2003. She was the founding editor of the magazine Chalomot Be'aspamia from 2002 until 2007, and her story Hunting a Unicorn appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in December 2003. In 2010 she won the Geffen Award again for a short story.

Her novel Blue Blood came out in 2011, followed by its sequel Moonstone in 2017. She has also translated many books into Hebrew, including works by Neil Gaiman, Tim Powers and Ursula K. Le Guin.

Milestones in Vered Tochterman's life

1970
Born in Argentina.
2002
Published the collection Sometimes It's Different and founded Chalomot Be'aspamia.
2003
Won the Geffen Award for her story collection.
2006
Launched the collaborative writing project Daydream.
2007
Retired as editor of Chalomot Be'aspamia.
2010
Won the Geffen Award for a short story.
2011
Published the novel Blue Blood.
2017
Published the sequel Moonstone.