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Writer, Editor, Lecturer, and Full-Time Dreamer

Saleit Shahaf Poleg - סלעית שחף פולג
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"One who does not remember lives constantly without thinking of yesterday or tomorrow, for what is memory if not proof that you once were, and now you are no longer."
(From Till it Rains Again)

I was born in Be’er Sheva, and grew up in Omer, Kibbutz Tel Yosef and Moshav Kfar Yechezkel in Jezreel Valley. For as long as I can remember, I have been wandering—remembering and forgetting, writing and erasing—trying to “hold fast to the tent pole,” but writing has always been the storm that carries me further on.

My stories have been published in literary journals and anthologies in Israel and abroad, including "Moznaim", "HaMussach", "Maggid", "Nachon", and others. I graduated with honors with a master’s degree in Creative Writing in English, but it still took quite some time before I published my debut novel, "Till it Rains Again" (2021, Shtaim Publishing), which received critical acclaim, audience appreciation, the Ministry of Culture’s Prize for a Debut Book, and has been translated into several languages.

My short story collection "All the Way from Oklahoma" (2024, Shtaim Publishing) was also met with critical praise.
 

Writing is both the means and the end—writing is life.​​​

For manuscript consultation – feel free to get in touch.

Saleit Shahaf Poleg Books - הספרים של סלעית שחף פולג

My Books

I Was Features

Till it Rains Again

Israeli Author - סופרים ישראלים

"A mighty stream of water gushes from the trunk of the grapefruit tree in the yard".
Avner Holtzman, "Haaretz", September 8, 2021

All the Way from Oklahoma

Israeli Author - סופרים ישראלים

"All the Way from Oklahoma" Echoes a Poetic Misandry, Written with Captivating Charm
Ran Yagil, "Globes", September 14, 2024

Israeli Author - סופרים ישראלים

Author Saleit Shahaf Poleg: "I'm a vampire for other people's dramas"
Ronen Tal, "Israel Hayom", June 2, 2024

Till it Rains Again

Israeli Author - סופרים ישראלים

Saleit Shahaf Poleg, "Till it Rains Again": Local and Universal
Ofra Ofer Oren | Soferet Sfarim, February 20, 2022

Till it Rains Again

Israeli Author - סופרים ישראלים

"A gritty and surprising novel about big dramas in a small town."
Omri Herzog, "Haaretz", September 30, 2021

All the Way from Oklahoma

Israeli Author - סופרים ישראלים

"All the Way from Oklahoma": Death is Funny, So We Laugh
Yaron Fried, "Maariv", July 26, 2024

Till it Rains Again

Israeli Author - סופרים ישראלים

"Till it Rains Again" by Saleit Shahaf Poleg
Books Today Editorial Team, "Israel Hayom", September 18, 2023

Till it Rains Again

Israeli Author - סופרים ישראלים

"Ballad for a Woman Leaving the Moshav"
Keren Dotan, "Israel Hayom", August 5, 2021

Short Stories

Heart" - Second Place, Almog Prize 2020"
Books in Hebrew - ספרים בעברית
Hard Spreading Chocolate
Books in Hebrew - ספרים בעברית
I'm Still Waiting for You, Cowboy
Books in Hebrew - ספרים בעברית

"Short on Short"

Short Episodes on Short Stories – and Everything in Between.
Together with Bela Sagi, I dream, write, and read short stories – and now we talk about them too.
In each episode, we dive into a different world – characters, plots, language, and emotion – and we try to make you fall in love with this unique and intricate genre, just like we have.

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