Lavie Tidhar (Hebrew : לביא תדהר ) (born 16 November 1976) is an Israeli-born writer, working across multiple genres. He has lived in the United Kingdom and South Africa for long periods of time, as well as Laos and Vanuatu . As of 2013, Tidhar lives in London. His novel Osama won the 2012 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, beating Stephen King 's 11/22/63 and George R. R. Martin 's A Dance with Dragons A Man Lies Dreaming won the £5000 Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize , for Best British Fiction, in 2015. He won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 2017, for Central Station .
Tidhar grew up in the communal atmosphere of an Israeli Kibbutz. He began to travel extensively from the age of 15 and incorporates his experiences as a traveller into several of his works.
Awards and honours 2017 John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel winner, for Central Station . 2017 Locus Award , shortlisted for Central Station . 2017 Arthur C. Clarke Award , shortlisted for Central Station . 2016 Premio Roma, Best Foreign Fiction category, shortlisted for A Man Lies Dreaming . 2016 Seiun Award , Best Translated Novel category, shortlisted for The Violent Century . 2016 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, longlisted for A Man Lies Dreaming . 2015 Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize winner, for A Man Lies Dreaming . 2015 British Fantasy Award nominee, Best Novel, for A Man Lies Dreaming 2015 British Fantasy Award nominee, Best Collection, for Black Gods Kiss 2015 Gaylactic Spectrum Award nominee, Best Novel, for The Violent Century 2015 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, longlisted for The Violent Century . 2012 World Fantasy Award winner, Best Novel, for Osama . 2012 British Fantasy Award winner, Best Novella, for Gorel & The Pot-Bellied God . 2012 BSFA Award winner, Non-Fiction, for The World SF Blog. 2012 John W. Campbell Memorial Award nominee, Best Novel, for Osama . 2012 Sidewise Award nominee, Long Form, for Camera Obscura . 2012 BSFA Award nominee, Best Novel, for Osama . 2012 Kitschies Award nominee, Best Novel, for Osama . 2011 World Fantasy Award nominee, Special Award – Non Professional, for the World SF Blog. 2011 Sturgeon Award nominee, Best Short Story, for "The Night Train". 2011 Airship Award nominee, Best Novel, for Camera Obscura . 2011 Geffen Award nominee, Best Novel, for The Tel Aviv Dossier (with Nir Yaniv ) 2010 Last Drink Bird Head Award Winner, for the World SF Blog 2010 Geffen Award nominee, Best Novel, for Retzach Bidyoni (with Nir Yaniv) 2009 WSFA Small Press Award nominee, Best Short Story, for "Hard Rain at the Fortean Cafe" 2006 Geffen Award nominee, Best Short Story, for "Poter Ta'alumot Be'chesed" 2003 Clarke-Bradbury International Science Fiction Competition winner, for short story, "Temporal Spiders, Spatial Webs" 
