Stefanie Parisius-Sewotaroeno

(Suriname, 1993) is a Surinamese author of Javanese descent who mainly writes poetry. She grew up in De Hulp, Commewijne and draws inspiration from culture, nature and social issues. In 2016, she won the Write Now! Audience Award, in 2022 she was a participant of Vrystaat Kunstefees in South Africa and in 2023 one of her poems was featured in the exhibition Famiri Familie of Stadsarchief Amsterdam and Nationaal Archief Suriname. Stefanie is currently working on her debut. She is one of 18 Flemish and Dutch writing talents inspired by works from the Mauritshuis collection in The Hague for the series Oude werken, jonge schrijvers (Old Works, Young Writers). As part of the Writers Unlimited festival, the authors will recite their work live at The Mauritshuis on the evening of Friday 24 January 2025.