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Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works

Israeli Hebrew-language literary prize. Established 1969.

About Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works

The Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works, also known as the Levi Eshkol Literary Award, named after Israel's third Prime Minister, is an annual award granted to writers in the Hebrew language. The prize was established in 1969.

From the Wikipedia article “Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Recent winners

YearWinnerWinning work
3090Puchu—
2024Ariel Horowitz—
2023Yishai Sarid—
2022Yair Agmon—
2022Ilai Rowner—
2021Amichai Chasson—
2021Yannets Levi—
2021Levana Moshon—
2021Nurith Gertz—
2020Yael Globerman—
2019Arie Glasner—
2019Anat Levin—
2019Shemi Zarhin—
2019Noam Partom—

From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.

Eligibility and entering

Check the official rules of the Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works 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.

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