Roos van Rijswijk
(The Netherlands, 1985) is a presenter, interviewer and writer of prose, essays, interviews, columns, theatre pieces and reviews for a variety of Dutch publications. In 2016 she debuted with the novel Onheilig (Unholy), which won the Anton Wachter Prize. In 2017 her prose poem Calligram was published, upon which the daily newspaper De Volkskrant named her literary talent of the year. She wrote the collections Wat ben ik meer dan stilte – verhalen van geesten (What Am I But Silence - Stories of Ghosts, 2018), De olifant van de bovenbuurman (The Elephant of the Upstairs Neighbor, 2018, a picture book for adults with drawings by Sylvia Weve), and De Dwaler (The Wanderer, 2021). Van Rijswijk reviews translated fiction for Dutch national daily newspaper NRC and teaches at the Schrijversvakschool in Amsterdam.
Past events
Money to Burn
On greed and capitalism, with writers Marjolijn van Heemstra, Dario Goldbach and, from Denmark, Asta Olivia Nordenhof. Moderator: Roos van Rijswijk.
New Talent in the House!
Five powerful new female stars in the literary firmament talk about their ultimate sense of being at home in specially written commentaries.
