Olga Orman
(Aruba) is a poet and writer of children's books. She wrote two fairytale-like (picture) books about the spider Anansi and is a storyteller in heart and soul and introduced the kamishibai, a portable story-theatre, originally from Japan.
Past events
Changá: The great Dubbelspel (Double Play) Translation Game
Finally the great Curaçaoan novel Dubbelspel (Double Play) by Frank Martinus Arion has appeared in Papiamento. Tonight we'll test the knowledge of Papiamento of the Curaçaoans, Bonaireans and Arubans living in the Netherlands. A panel of prominent Papiamento speakers, consisting of Erik Molina, Olga Orman, Igma van Putte and Gilbert Wawoe, together with the audience and the writer himself will play the great translation game, hosted by Ruben Severina. In cooperation with De Bezige Bij Publishers.
The Papiamento dictation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Test your spelling of Papiamentu or Papiamento. Take your chance to win the new Papiamentu-Dutch dictionary. Winternachten will provide you with pen and paper. Don't worry about the results, only the number of spelling mistakes that the winner makes will be revealed. Dutch and Papiamento spoken.
