Gerda Blees
(The Netherlands, 1985) made her debut with the short-story collection Aan doodgaan dachten we niet (We Didn't Think of Dying, 2017) and then published the poetry collection Dwaallichten (Wandering Lights, 2018), nominated for the C. Buddingh' Prize. In 2020, she publishes her debut novel Wij zijn licht (We Are Light), which was awarded the Boekhandelsprijs and the European Union Prize for Literature, and nominated for the Libris Literature Prize. Translation rights to her novel have been sold to nine countries and tens of thousands of copies have been sold in the Netherlands. Week (2022) is a pregnancy in poetry; with wonder and self-assessment, Blees depicts how expectant motherhood changes her body and life.
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Writers Unlimited Festival Café
Here, at the beating heart of the Writers Unlimited festival, you could encounter one another over a drink. Or meet authors for a chat or a book signing. At the Radio Writers Unlimited-table, host and DJ Francis Broekhuijsen played tunes and gets into conversations on air. In the Poetry Poly, Gerda Blees wrote poem for you on the spot. The bookshop of De Vries Van Stockum, fully stocked with books by festival authors, was open all evening.
Extra, and only tonight: barber Youri Straatman AKA The Hague's 'mattenkoning' (re)cut your mat for free: side and top short, ears free and backside nicely long and flowing. The rebellious Hague hairstyle is experiencing a come-back, and Youri - salon manager and allurnd hair stylist at Kinki Kappers on Noordeinde - is cutting well-known The Hague, including members of pop groups Goldband and Son Mieux.
Meet & Greet at the bookshop:
Meeting with authors for a chat or book signing! -
Writers Unlimited Festivalcafé
Here, at the beating heart of the Writers Unlimited festival, you could encounter one another over a drink. At the Radio Writers Unlimited-table, host and DJ Francis Broekhuijsen played tunes and got into conversations on air with festival authors, among others. In the Poetry Poly, Gerda Blees wrote a poem for you on the spot. The bookshop of De Vries Van Stockum, fully stocked with books by festival authors, was open all evening. From 23:15 hours, DJ Socrates welcomed you in his Silent Disco with swinging beats.
Meet & Greet at the bookshop:
Meeting with authors for a chat or book signing!
