About Gila Green
Gila Green is a Canadian-born author, editor, and EFL teacher based in Israel. She has written six novels spanning multiple genres, including literary fiction, young adult eco-fiction, and magical realism.
Novels
- With A Good Eye – Luna Levi is a 19-year-old navigating extraordinary challenges. With a distant father, a mother consumed by her acting career, and a series of financial crises, her world spirals further when a stranger disrupts their lives. As Luna warns her mother about the dangers ahead, she is ignored—until it’s too late.
- The Inheritance – Layne Bristol escaped her con-artist parents and abusive brother, building a new life in Toronto. But a cryptic text message threatens to pull her back into a past she thought she had left behind. Betrayal, hidden truths, and a fateful decision stand between her and the life she’s fought to rebuild.
- White Zion – A novel-in-stories tracing a family’s journey from Yemen to Ottoman Palestine, British Mandate-era Israel, and beyond (Cervena Barva Press, 2019).
- Passport Control – A coming-of-age novel following Miriam Gil from Canada to Israel, where she uncovers family secrets, struggles to belong, and becomes entangled in a murder mystery (S&H Publishing, 2018).
- No Entry – A young adult eco-fiction novel about 17-year-old Yael Amar, who exposes a deadly poaching ring in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. This environmental thriller highlights the perils of elephant poaching and introduces a Jewish eco-heroine (Stormbird Press, Australia).
- King of the Class – A political satire set in a futuristic Israel divided into secular and Halachic states. When Eve’s child is kidnapped, she must navigate a deeply fractured society to bring him home (NON Publishing, Vancouver, 2013).
Short Fiction & Nonfiction
Gila’s short stories have appeared in numerous literary magazines worldwide, including:
Akashic Books Arc Magazine (appearing twice) Arts & Letters (forthcoming, fall, 2023) Boston Literary Review Fiction Magazine Jane Doe Buys a Challah Jewish Fiction Kunapipi Journal Life as a Human Many Mountains Moving Noir Nation Nothing But Red Anthology One for Each Night: The Greatest Chanukah Stories of All Time Malarkey Books (novel excerpt) Pilot Pocket Books Quality Women's Fiction Sephardic Horizons Tel Aviv Stories Terrain.org The Bookends Review The Dalhousie Review The Deronda Review The Fiddlehead The Jewish Literary Journal The Mom Egg Anthology The Saranac Review The South Circular Yuan Yang Journal, Write-Haus Magazine
Her short story Roller Coaster appears in the One for Each Night: The Greatest Chanukah Stories of All Time anthology (New Vessel Press, NY, 2023). An excerpt from The Inheritance was published in Malarkey Books, and her latest poetry appears in Exiled Writers Ink.
Her nonfiction has been featured in Distinctions, Doikayt, The Millions, Times of Israel, Live, Write, Thrive, Writers Write, The Creative Penn, WOW-Women on Writing, and other book and writing platforms.
Awards & Recognition
Gila’s work has been shortlisted for:
- The Doris Bakwin Literary Award (Carolina Wren Press)
- The WordSmitten TenTen Fiction Contest
- The Walrus Literary Award (twice)
- The Eric Hoffer Best New Writing Award (twice)
- Iron Horse Literary Review (Finalist, "Unlawful Acts" Issue)
Teaching & Community Involvement
Gila has led creative writing workshops for WOW-Women on Writing, The American Sephardi Federation's Institute of Jewish Experience, and Lounge Writers. She has also participated in the Vancouver Jewish Book Festival (2020) and the Jewish Book Council's "Author Talk" series.
Her fellowships include the Summer Literary Seminars Program (Montreal).
Personal Background
Gila has lived in Ottawa, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Johannesburg, Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Jerusalem. She has been a member of SCBWI and continues to engage in the literary world through workshops, author talks, and editorial work.