Ruth Lasters

(1979) was born in Antwerp, studied Roman philology in Brussels. Her literary debut, the novel Poolijs (Polar Ice), was awarded with the Flemish Debut Prize in 2007. She published her second novel Feestelijk zweet (Festive sweat) in 2010 followed by her third novel Vlaggenbrief (Flag Letter) in 2014. Her poetry debut Vouwplannen (Folding Plans) was awarded with the Debut Prize Het Liegend Konijn (The Lying Rabbit, 2009). In 2015, she published her second poetry collection Lichtmeters (Light Meters) for which she received the Herman De Coninck Prize and a nomination for the VSB Poetry Award. Next to writing prose and poetry, she likes writing columns and, now and then, an opinion piece for Belgian newspaper De Standaard. She also works as equal opportunities coordinator and teacher at a secondary school in Borgerhout.