Literary award · Israel · since 1945
Brenner Prize
Israeli literary award. Established 1945.
About Brenner Prize
The Brenner Prize is an Israeli literary prize awarded annually by the Hebrew Writers Association in Israel and the Haft Family Foundation. It recognizes and honors Hebrew literature. It was founded in the name of the author Yosef Haim Brenner and was first awarded in 1945. Yossi Avni-Levy was awarded the 2024 prize for his novel, Three Days of Summer.
From the Wikipedia article “Brenner Prize”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Yossi Avni-Levy | — |
| 2023 | Yishai Sarid | — |
| 2023 | Rachel Getz Salomon | — |
| 2022 | Tamar Weiss | — |
| 2020 | Sami Berdugo | — |
| 2019 | Eli Amir | — |
| 2018 | Noga Albalach | — |
| 2017 | Amir Ziv | — |
| 2017 | Ronit Matalon | — |
| 2015 | Youval Shimoni | — |
| 2014 | Esty G. Haim | — |
| 2013 | Meron H. Izakson | — |
| 2013 | Yeshayahu Koren | — |
| 2013 | Israel Eliraz | — |
| 2012 | David Grossman | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Brenner Prize for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.
If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q2905767 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).