Iftah Aloni, rođen septmebra 1955. godine, prozaista je, pesnik i suvlasnik izdavačke kuće Afik koja objavljuje izraelsku književnost (osnovao ju je zajedno sa profesorom Danom Mironom). Aloni je objavio dva romana Kradljivac snova (Jediot Sefarim, 2009) i Suvišni delovi (Afik, 2013, roman je proglašen bestselerom). Objavio je i dve knjige poezije Neka trnje umre (Afik, 2013) i Gravitacija (Afik, 2014). Njegova poezija i kratke priče objavljivani su u vodećim izraelskim dnevnim novinama (Haarec, Jediot Aharonot, Israel Hajom, Maariv, Makor Rišon), književnim časopisima (Helikon, Moznajim, Iton 77), kao i na odabranim internet portalima. Aloni je osnivač i kourednik Blok magazina, interdisciplinarnog urbanog časopisa. Bio je član žirija za dodelu Haarecove nagrade za kratku priču 2013. godine. Aloni je autor projekta Priče iz filmova koji je promovisao izraelske romane i pripovetke koji su bili adaptirani za televiziju i emitovani na Drugom kanalu. Takođe je bio producent mnogobrojnih filmova o putovanjima za produkcijsku kuću Telad. On je osnivač i kourednik onlajn platforme i digitalnog magazina za kratku priču Maaboret: Story Crossing.
lftach Alony, born September 1955, is a writer, poet, and the head of the Afik Publishing House of Israeli Literature (co-founded with Prof. Dan Miron). Alony has published two novels, Thief of Dreams (Yediot Sefarim, 2009) and Spare Parts (Afik, 2013 – included in bestseller list). As well as two poem collections Let the Thorns Die (Afik, 2013) and Gravity (Afik, 2014). His poems and short stories have been published in leading Israel newspapers (Haaretz, Yediot Acharonot, Yisrael Hayom, Maariv, Makor Rishon), literary magazines (Helicon, Moznaim, Iton 77) and selected poetry and literature websites. Alony was also founder and co-editor of Block Magazine, a multi-disciplinary urban magazine. He was on the judging commitee of the 2013 Haaretz short story competition. Alony created the Story from the Movies project (which featured Israeli books that were adapted into television dramas), which was broadcasted on Channel 2, and has produced various travel films for the Telad Broadcasting Company. Alony is the founder and co-editor of Maaboret: Story Crossing – The Short Story Project, an online arena and digital magazine for short stories.