Bar-Ilan, Shaindy Rudoff Creative Writing Graduate Program

Bar-Ilan, Shaindy Rudoff Creative Writing Graduate Program The Shaindy Rudoff Graduate Program in Creative Writing in Israel is the only degree-granting Jewish

The Shaindy Rudoff Graduate Program in Creative Writing is a magnet for English-speaking Israelis, as well as Jews and non-Jews from around the world. The two-year Program, housed in the Department of English at Bar-Ilan University, offers an MA in English Literature with specializations in Literary Fiction, Poetry or Creative Nonfiction. Located on the outskirts of Tel Aviv and only an hour's bus

ride from Jerusalem, Bar-Ilan University enjoys a diverse student body. Students in the Program range in age from 21-71 and come from all over the world. Though the Program explores the long tradition between Judaism and writing, there are no agendas, only the pursuit of good writing. Our students and visiting writers often experience their time in the Program as a life-changing period. The Program organizes annual conferences and sponsors informal gatherings with writers in Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv.

Mazel tov to Ephrat Huss for winning second place in the Lilith fiction competition. You can read the piece here.
30/08/2026

Mazel tov to Ephrat Huss for winning second place in the Lilith fiction competition. You can read the piece here.

Second place, Lilith 2026 Fiction Contest

One of the first of our truly stellar alumni, Daniel Weizman, is co-teaching this online course. And YOU can join it.
13/08/2026

One of the first of our truly stellar alumni, Daniel Weizman, is co-teaching this online course. And YOU can join it.

An immersive 12-week blueprint to build a submission-ready package. Get direct material critique from agents and a serious, high-accountability writing community.

Program Director Marcela Sulak's new translation of the poet Eli Eliahu is out today with Dos Madres Press.
10/08/2026

Program Director Marcela Sulak's new translation of the poet Eli Eliahu is out today with Dos Madres Press.

Born in Tel Aviv in 1969, Eliahu is the son of two immigrants from Baghdad; he is a father, and, like nearly all Jewish Israelis, he was once a soldier. He is a secular man whose poetry is deeply…

Alumna Merav Firma has won the Szymon Klitenik Award for Jewish Fiction, from the Australian Jewish Writer Awards.
06/08/2026

Alumna Merav Firma has won the Szymon Klitenik Award for Jewish Fiction, from the Australian Jewish Writer Awards.

Former Poetry Coordinator, Linda Zisquit, is featured on Judith Magazine!
06/08/2026

Former Poetry Coordinator, Linda Zisquit, is featured on Judith Magazine!

Introducing the poetry of Linda Stern Zisquit

Apply by Aug. 15
27/07/2026

Apply by Aug. 15

The Krauthammer Fellowship takes place over the course of the academic year, from September through June, during which time Krauthammer Fellows receive

Alumna Joanna Chen, agent Debora Harris, and 30 others have been interviewed here with regard to silencing of Israeli an...
10/07/2026

Alumna Joanna Chen, agent Debora Harris, and 30 others have been interviewed here with regard to silencing of Israeli and Jewish voices.

Congratulations toAndrea Moriah Prize in Poetry--Maria KatzendornSandy Nairn Prize for Literary Translation--Rania Hanno...
01/07/2026

Congratulations to
Andrea Moriah Prize in Poetry--Maria Katzendorn
Sandy Nairn Prize for Literary Translation--Rania Hannon
Dave Greber Prize for Social Justice in Literary Nonfiction--
Inbal Baron and Hadar Liberman
Bar Sagi Prize in Fiction--Elena Shakhnovskaya

Andrea Moriah Prize in Poetry--Maria KatzendornSandy Nairn Prize f...

Congratulations to the winners of the graduate student writing prizes. Maria Katzendorn, Inbal Baron, Hadar Liberman, El...
24/06/2026

Congratulations to the winners of the graduate student writing prizes. Maria Katzendorn, Inbal Baron, Hadar Liberman, Elena Shakhnovskaya, and Rania Hannon.

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