Bernstein Prize
The Bernstein Prize is an annual Israeli literary award for writers 50 years of age and younger. The prize is awarded by the Bernstein Foundation, named after Mordechai Bernstein, who left money in his estate to establish a foundation in order to encourage young Hebrew writers. The foundation is managed by Book Publishers Association of Israel.
The prize has been awarded since 1978 to writers in following four categories:
- Original Hebrew-language novel.
- Book of original Hebrew-language poetry.
- Book of original Hebrew-language for children and for young adults.
- Original Hebrew-language play.
- Literary criticism.
The prize awards are the second largest prize purses in literature in Israel, exceeded only by the Sapir Prize.
Winners
- 1981: Dorit Orgad
- 2009: Ronit Matalon won the prize for best original Hebrew novel, for her book Kol Tsa'adenu .
- 2011: Sayed Kashua won the award for best original Hebrew novel, for his book Second Person Singular
- 2013: Assaf Gavron for his novel The Hilltop
- 2015: Roy Hasan
- 2015: Dorit Rabinyan for the novel Gader Hayah
- 2016: Yishai Sarid on his book The Third.
- 2017: Yaara Shachori on her book Aquarium.
- 2022: Carmit Sakhar on her book Torat HaKvutzot ''.
- 2023: Oshrat Assayag-Lopez on her book Al Mishkavi BaLaylot ''.
- 2024: Meira Weiss on her book Mischakim Mesukanim ''.
- 2025: Elad Wingard on his book HaMachsom ''''.