Dvora Omer (Hebrew: דבורה עומר; October 9, 1932 – May 2, 2013) was an Israeli children's author.^[1]

Dvora Omer was born on Kibbutz Ma'oz Haim in the Beit She'an Valley.^[2] Her parents divorced when she was a child. When she was 11 years old, her mother was killed in a training accident in the Haganah, a pre-state military organization. Her father, Moshe Mosenzon, was a newspaper editor who served in the Jewish Brigade. As a young girl she published her writings in the youth journal Bama’aleh edited by her father. Upon completing her military service, she studied at Oranim Teachers College.^[3]

She married Shmuel Omer, with whom she had three children.^[4] She died on May 2, 2013, aged 80, at Kfar Ma'as.

Omer began writing while she was a teacher, and continued with many books that reflect the developing state and culture of Israel. Most of her books are for young adults, and have been translated into many languages.

• In 1968, Omer was awarded the Lamdan Prize, for children's literature.
• In 1979, she was awarded the Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Literary Works.
• In 2006, she was awarded the Israel Prize, for her lifetime achievement and special contribution to society and the State.^[5]

• List of Israel Prize recipients
• Hebrew literature
• Culture of Israel