Ofir Bicurim

Ofir Bicurim is an Israeli publishing house founded in May 2005 by Udi Ohana, son of Yossi (Zozo) Ohana. The publishing house is named after Ohana's daughter, Ofir. The idea to establish the press came to Ohana after reading an article by Prof. Degani of the Geocartography Institute, which stated that 23% of Israelis write for their drawer and 43% of them are interested in publishing a book. Ofir Bicurim publishes about 50 books per year and is aimed at authors at the beginning of their careers; books are usually published with the authors' funding. The house publishes original Israeli literature, poetry, fiction/novels, children's books, non-fiction, new age, science fiction, guidebooks, cookbooks, autobiographies, and biographies. In 2012, Ofir Bicurim launched the "Sofar Nolad" (A Writer is Born) project, a creative writing competition where the winner's book is published by the house. The competition was initially held at HP, later with the Gal Gefen local newspapers and the Jerusalem Mall. In 2014 and 2016, the competition was held in Hebrew and Arabic among members of the Teachers' Union in the children's book genre. Judges included Galila Ron-Feder, Smadar Shir, Dr. Amnon Z'akont, Itu Aviriam, and Fadel Ali. The publishing house offers editing, proofreading, typesetting, graphic design, digital printing, and binding services. It is located in the new industrial zone of Yehud-Monosson. The director of the house's creative writing school is Itu Aviriam; previously Dr. Amnon Z'akont directed it. As of November 2019, Ofir Bicurim had published about 700 titles. Since 2017, the publishing house has cooperated in publishing books on behalf of Renmin University, accompanied by the Confucius Institute at Tel Aviv University.

Ofir Bicurim was founded in May 2005 by Udi Ohana, son of Yossi (Zozo) Ohana. The publishing house is named after Ohana's daughter, Ofir. The idea to establish the press came to Ohana after reading an article by Prof. Degani of the Geocartography Institute, which stated that 23% of Israelis write for their drawer and 43% of them are interested in publishing a book. The house publishes about 50 books per year and is aimed at authors at the beginning of their careers; books are usually published with the authors' funding. In 2012, Ofir Bicurim launched the "Sofar Nolad" (A Writer is Born) project, a creative writing competition where the winner's book is published by the house. The competition was initially held at HP, later with the Gal Gefen local newspapers and the Jerusalem Mall. In 2014 and 2016, the competition was held in Hebrew and Arabic among members of the Teachers' Union in the children's book genre. Judges included Galila Ron-Feder, Smadar Shir, Dr. Amnon Z'akont, Itu Aviriam, and Fadel Ali. The publishing house offers editing, proofreading, typesetting, graphic design, digital printing, and binding services. It is located in the new industrial zone of Yehud-Monosson. The director of the house's creative writing school is Itu Aviriam; previously Dr. Amnon Z'akont directed it. As of November 2019, Ofir Bicurim had published about 700 titles. Since 2017, the publishing house has cooperated in publishing books on behalf of Renmin University, accompanied by the Confucius Institute at Tel Aviv University.

• 2019

  As of November, published about 700 titles.

• 2017

  Began cooperation with Renmin University and the Confucius Institute at Tel Aviv University.

• 2016

  Competition held again in Hebrew and Arabic among Teachers' Union members.

• 2014

  Competition held in Hebrew and Arabic among Teachers' Union members.

• 2012

  Launched the "Sofar Nolad" writing competition.

• 2005

  Founded in May by Udi Ohana.

A publishing house for debut authors, offering self-publishing services and a creative writing competition.

Product categories. Original Israeli literature · Poetry · Fiction/Novels · Children's books · Non-fiction · New Age · Science fiction · Guidebooks · Cookbooks · Autobiographies · Biographies

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