Tidhar grew up in the communal atmosphere of an Israeli Kibbutz. He began to travel extensively from the age of 15 and incorporates his experiences as a traveller into several of his works.

He was the winner, in 2003, of the first Clarke-Bradbury International Science Fiction Competition sponsored by the European Space Agency and, in 2005, was a Writers of the Future finalist. He was nominated for an Israeli Geffen Award in 2006 and again in 2010. His novelette The Dope Fiend was the last ever story published on Sci Fiction.

• Remnants of God. Israel: Tag Publishing, 1998. A collection of Hebrew poetry.
• Michael Marshall Smith: The Annotated Bibliography. United Kingdom: PS Publishing 2004. Non fiction.
• An Occupation of Angels. United Kingdom: Pendragon press 2005. A novella.
• HebrewPunk. United States: Apex Publications. 2007. A collection of four linked short stories.
• A Dick & Jane Primer for Adults. United Kingdom: British Fantasy Society Publications, 2008. An anthology.
• The Tel Aviv Dossier. Canada: ChiZine Publications, 2009. A short-novel collaboration with Nir Yaniv.
• The Apex Book of World SF. United States: Apex Publications. 2009. Anthology of international SF/F stories.
• Cloud Permutations. United Kingdom: PS Publishing. 2010. A "South Pacific-themed" novella.
• The Bookman. United Kingdom: Angry Robot Books, 2010. Steampunk themed novel.

Short stories

• "The Ballerina" - Nemonymous 3, 2003.
• "Grandma's Two Watches" - Nemonymous 5, 2005.
• "Submit Now" - Murky Depths Issue #0, United Kingdom: The House of Murky Depths, 2006.
• "Bophuthatswana" - Glorifying Terrorism, 2007.
• "The Pattern Makers of Zanzibar" - Murky Depths Issue #1, United Kingdom: The House of Murky Depths, 2007.
• "The Secret Protocols of the Elders of Zion" The West Pier Gazette and Other Stories, Three Legged Fox Books, 2008.