Pardes Fellows – Third Cohort
Yonatan Berg, Celine Assayag, Eli Shmueli, Asaf Saadon
Yonatan Berg, Celine Assayag, Eli Shmueli, Asaf Saadon
Was born in Ramla in 1984. His debut novel, I Used to Have a Heart, was published in 2016 by Yedioth Books and won the Minister of Culture Prize for a first literary work (2016). His stories have been published in journals, literary supplements and various anthologies. He is a Ph.D. student in the Program for Hermeneutics and Cultural Studies at Bar Ilan University and lectures in the Department of Cultural Studies, Creation and Production at Sapir College.
An Israeli writer and poet living in Jerusalem. His debut novel, Marginsman, published in Hebrew in 2015, received several prizes. He is also the author of The God that Failed is You, a poetry collection. His next novel will be published in 2019, by Am Oved publishing house. His articles and poetry have appeared in Israeli newspapers and magazines, and some have been translated into English, Arabic and Spanish.
Was born in 1967 and grew up in Bat Yam, where she still lives today. She holds an MA in Creative Writing from Ben Gurion University. Inverted Cry (2014), her debut novel and Machine Parts (2017), her second novel, were both published by Achuzat Bayit Books.
Was born in 1981. He holds a BA in Creative Writing and an MA in Bibliotherapy. Berg is the author of three poetry books, a memoir and two novels.