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“Dehak – A Journal for Good Literature” is a Hebrew literary journal covering literature, essays, criticism, and art, edited by Yehuda Vizan, with eighteen volumes published since 2011. The journal is wide-ranging (approximately 500 pages on average), featuring sections on Hebrew poetry, translated poetry, prose, philosophy, Judaism, political thought, and art, as well as a “Discovery” section showcasing writers and artists whose work remains relatively unknown in Israel. The journal has published many interviews with writers and thinkers from around the world – including: John Searle, Charles Simic, Hilary Putnam, Adam Zagajewski, Noam Chomsky, Nathan Zach, Luc Tuymans, Roger Scruton, Aharon Shabtai, Charles Bernstein, Marjorie Perloff, Paul Muldoon, Rae Armantrout, Dieter Henrich, Daniel Dennett, Allen Wood, Michael Borremans, Terry Pinkard, Nikolai Tolstoy, Peter Cole, Meir Wieseltier, Roger Kimball, Dalia Hertz, Yaakov Dorchin, Timur Kibirov, Susan Howe, Alain de Benoist, Alice Oswald, Alexander Dugin, Christine Korsgaard, Ron Silliman, Sasha Sokolov, Vladimir Gandelsman, Andrew Motion, and many others.
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“Gufa” is a print anthology published by Habait Theater in Jaffa, edited by Zohar Elmakias and Jason Danino-Holt. Each volume features ten previously unpublished texts alongside artworks by three artists. “Gufa” seeks to publish writing that reflects the present moment—emerging from within it—while experimenting with language and its boundaries, and offering fresh perspectives on the body and its possibilities. The texts in “Gufa” include poetry, prose, fragmentary and experimental writing, as well as essays and philosophical reflections. Many of them challenge conventional genre divisions.
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“Ha-kivun Mizrach” is a journal of literature, culture, and art that explores questions of multiculturalism and of Mizrahi and Israeli identity through a social lens. Its first issue was published in 2000. Until 2012, the journal was published by Bimat Kedem, and since 2014 it has been published by Ahoti – For Women in Israel.
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HaMusach Literary Journal is a monthly online literary journal published on the website of the National Library of Israel since 2017.
HaMusach features poems, stories, translations, essays, and reviews by leading writers in their fields alongside emerging voices, as well as a podcast and interviews.
The current editorial team includes Nadav Linial, Rotem Preger Wagner, Eitan Dekel, Dafna Lewy, Dina Azriel, Shai Furstenberg, and Shiri Shapira.
The managing editor is Mila Wagner.
The founding editorial statement declared the journal׳s commitment to openness, equality, and humanism – and above all, a simple passion for good literature. -
Hava LeHaba is a biannual journal of experimental literature that has been published since 2011.
Its issues are printed in thousands of copies and distributed free of charge throughout Israel.
In 2015, the Hava Le’Or publishing house was established to publish the works of the Hava LeHaba collective, alongside classic avant-garde masterpieces and contemporary experimental literature from around the world.
Hava LeHaba and Hava La’or are edited by Oded Carmeli and designed by Idan Epstein.
The editorial team includes Yoav Ezra, Jeremy Fogel, Reuel Shuali, Tamar Rafael, Nadav Neuman, Emanuel Yitzchak Levi, Gal Azran, Noach Engelhard, Sapir Jonas, Michelle Palchik, Amotz Giladi, and Shani Pocker. -
Helicon is a journal for poetry published four times a year since 1990 by the Helicon Society for the Advancement of Poetry in Israel. The organization’s goals are to promote the culture of poetry in Israel, to bring new audiences closer to poetry and poetry closer to them, to provide a regular and appropriate platform for poets and their work, to nurture the next generation of poets, and to integrate poetry into local education and culture.
The journal has had three editors to date: Amir Or, Dror Burstein, and the current editor, Navit Barel. It features works by leading contemporary Israeli poets as well as graduates of Helicon’s poetry writing workshops. -
“Ho!” is a Hebrew literary journal with a primary focus on poetry, edited by the poet and translator Dory Manor. It was first published in Israel in 2005 by Ahuzat Bayit. The editorial board includes Sivan Beskin and Moshe Sakal. Since 2014, the journal has been distributed by Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House.
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“Iton 77” is a journal of literature, culture, and society, published continuously since 1977. Founded by the late poet and editor Jacob Besser, it has been edited since 2006 by Amit Israeli-Gilad and Michael Besser.
The magazine stays closely attuned to Israel’s contemporary literary scene while honoring the Hebrew literary tradition. Each issue offers comprehensive coverage of new books, alongside original fiction, and poetry, and provides a venue for substantive yet accessible critical and scholarly articles. From time to time, “Iton 77” also spotlights Israeli writers who publish in other languages (such as Arabic, Russian, and Yiddish) in Hebrew translation, and features translations from world literature.
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Founded in 2012, Ma’ala is a quarterly print and online journal for literary critique. Its name reflects its central aspirations: to transform the discourse surrounding literature, to seek higher motivations behind literary criticism, and to identify criteria for evaluating literary works. Ma’ala proposes that literary criticism is the very ability to perceive things in their subtlety – before they fully take shape, in the space between earth and sky, when they are still “above.”
Founder and editor-in-chief: Noa Shakargy.
Editorial team: Gilad Meiri, Atara Ben Hanan, Aviv Peter. -
Moznaim is a leading Hebrew literary journal. It was founded in 1929 and has been published continuously ever since. Each year, 5 to 6 issues are published in print, also distributed online and through the Ivrit website. The chairwoman of the editorial board is Dr. Dorit Zilberman. Its editors are Dr. Tamar Merin and Sarai Shavit.
Most publications in the journal are original works not previously published. Alongside experienced writers and poets, the journal also gives exposure to new creative voices. -
Launched in 2013, Nanopoetica is a quarterly journal dedicated to short and experimental literature, both original and translated. It is typically published in a small format, with special projects sometimes appearing in a larger format. Issues may be freeform or themed, with one issue each year dedicated to a particular language or country. The journal regularly features guest editors.
Founder and editor-in-chief: Gilad Meiri.
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As part of its activities, Beit Uri Zvi established Yehee, a quarterly journal of poetry, literature, and political art, first published in 2019. In addition to the print edition, a dedicated website and Facebook page publish poetic-political works on a daily basis. The journal is edited by Elhai Salomon.