Writers Festival of Belgium
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Annually on the first weekend of October. Itinerant - all details ➡️ writefest.be write to us info@writefest.be / Short Stories of Belgium competition and book #ShortStoriesBE
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Short Stories of Belgium 2023: A Writers Festival of Belgium Collection
This collection is a result of the first Short Story Competition of Belgium in 2023. The power of storytelling shines through diverse journeys, whether they be just for a moment or a whole period in t...
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Short stories of Belgium 2023 book available online - we’ll update you when 2024 is out and also when the print editions are ready as well as stockists ❕ We we’re blown away by the number & quality of the entries this year 🙏🏽
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We were thrilled to have Kevin Chen with us in #Namur this year, in this October month not only did we learn about Taiwan’s ghosts but Kevin Chen shared with us, with great gusto the life and times of ‘going back home’ & all that entails .. bsky.app/profile/theb... #GhostTown is his 13th novel 📖
October 19, 2025 at 7:23 AM
We were thrilled to have Kevin Chen with us in #Namur this year, in this October month not only did we learn about Taiwan’s ghosts but Kevin Chen shared with us, with great gusto the life and times of ‘going back home’ & all that entails .. bsky.app/profile/theb... #GhostTown is his 13th novel 📖
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Previously unpublished Seamus Heaney poems released
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Seamus Heaney: Previously unseen poetry published
A major volume of poetry by Seamus Heaney includes previously unseen works.
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October 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Previously unpublished Seamus Heaney poems released
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🍂🍁 Happy reading autumn all and hoping you're very well,
This Saturday from 10:30 am to 18:30 PM the Writers Festival of Belgium is celebrating the written word in Namur, at the local library La Celestine, at the MusAfrica Namur an asbl dedicated to African history and its local impact
This Saturday from 10:30 am to 18:30 PM the Writers Festival of Belgium is celebrating the written word in Namur, at the local library La Celestine, at the MusAfrica Namur an asbl dedicated to African history and its local impact
October 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🍂🍁 Happy reading autumn all and hoping you're very well,
This Saturday from 10:30 am to 18:30 PM the Writers Festival of Belgium is celebrating the written word in Namur, at the local library La Celestine, at the MusAfrica Namur an asbl dedicated to African history and its local impact
This Saturday from 10:30 am to 18:30 PM the Writers Festival of Belgium is celebrating the written word in Namur, at the local library La Celestine, at the MusAfrica Namur an asbl dedicated to African history and its local impact
It’s tomorrow, in Namur!
Stay tuned for the final programme, here and at writefest.be + over on Instagram 📸 / 11 October in Namur at the MusAfrica Namur www.musafrica.be
October 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
It’s tomorrow, in Namur!
We’ll be in Namur on 11 October , programme now online 🖼️🍁🍂📚🤍
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Get your tickets 🎟️ come join us ▶️ www.eventbrite.be/e/writers-fe...
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Get your tickets 🎟️ come join us ▶️ www.eventbrite.be/e/writers-fe...
Namur on a plate - Writers Festival of Belgium
Go As A River - and a conversation with author Shelley Read. What is our connection to where we come from? Find out 'On the Page'.
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October 1, 2025 at 3:41 AM
We’ll be in Namur on 11 October , programme now online 🖼️🍁🍂📚🤍
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Get your tickets 🎟️ come join us ▶️ www.eventbrite.be/e/writers-fe...
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Get your tickets 🎟️ come join us ▶️ www.eventbrite.be/e/writers-fe...
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11 October in Namur 📚🤍
Stay tuned for the final programme, here and at writefest.be + over on Instagram 📸 / 11 October in Namur at the MusAfrica Namur www.musafrica.be
September 17, 2025 at 6:29 AM
11 October in Namur 📚🤍
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Check out all the opportunities and events we've found for you, including from @frazzledlit.bsky.social @genevawriters.bsky.social @alinaetc.bsky.social @thebrb.bsky.social @thin-skin.bsky.social @fahmidangroup.bsky.social @writefestbe.bsky.social & many more 🖊
Autumn weather is the perfect opportunity to cosy up in your home and write that novel you've been dreaming of all summer🍃
To help you get there, our Opportunities Newsletter just landed—chock-full of residencies, contests, grants & everything else you need to meet, learn and be inspired💫
To help you get there, our Opportunities Newsletter just landed—chock-full of residencies, contests, grants & everything else you need to meet, learn and be inspired💫
Autumn Opportunities for Writers in Europe
Festivals, retreats, contests, online and in-person—come get inspired!
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September 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Check out all the opportunities and events we've found for you, including from @frazzledlit.bsky.social @genevawriters.bsky.social @alinaetc.bsky.social @thebrb.bsky.social @thin-skin.bsky.social @fahmidangroup.bsky.social @writefestbe.bsky.social & many more 🖊
Stay tuned for the final programme, here and at writefest.be + over on Instagram 📸 / 11 October in Namur at the MusAfrica Namur www.musafrica.be
September 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Stay tuned for the final programme, here and at writefest.be + over on Instagram 📸 / 11 October in Namur at the MusAfrica Namur www.musafrica.be
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Trop beau! On aura notre @writefestbe.bsky.social la bas et on est tous content 🤩
August 26, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Trop beau! On aura notre @writefestbe.bsky.social la bas et on est tous content 🤩
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Back in 2023 I talked to @anatolitis.bsky.social from @meanjin.bsky.social about ‘what makes a writers festival anyway?’ What #meanjin means and so much more - she has been an inspiration and I can say a rock as I try to get @writefestbe.bsky.social going /🙏🏽 Esther podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/w...
On the Page - the Writers Festival of Belgium Podcast
Podcast Episode · Writers Festival of Belgium - the conversations · 29/04/2023 · 25m
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September 4, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Back in 2023 I talked to @anatolitis.bsky.social from @meanjin.bsky.social about ‘what makes a writers festival anyway?’ What #meanjin means and so much more - she has been an inspiration and I can say a rock as I try to get @writefestbe.bsky.social going /🙏🏽 Esther podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/w...
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On the latest episode of #OnthePage I spoke to @aliceausten-author.bsky.social about her 📖 ‘´33 Brugmann Placé’ which takes place in Brussels under German occupation building up to it from 1939 - tense, poignant, timely - a great listen 🎧
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@writefestbe.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/w...
Alice Austen talks to 'On the Page' about her Brussels based novel 33 Brugmann Place
Podcast Episode · Writers Festival of Belgium - the conversations · 10/08/2025 · 43m
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August 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
On the latest episode of #OnthePage I spoke to @aliceausten-author.bsky.social about her 📖 ‘´33 Brugmann Placé’ which takes place in Brussels under German occupation building up to it from 1939 - tense, poignant, timely - a great listen 🎧
@writefestbe.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/w...
@writefestbe.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/w...
In honour of #Colorado river day this month we recommend a listen 🎧 to this conversation with author Shelley Read on her great book « Go As A River » 📘
A story about peaches 🍑 sense of place, water 💦 & much more #OnthePage 📖 #SummerRead 📚 podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/w...
A story about peaches 🍑 sense of place, water 💦 & much more #OnthePage 📖 #SummerRead 📚 podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/w...
Go As A River - and a conversation with author Shelley Read
Podcast Episode · Writers Festival of Belgium - the conversations · 05/03/2024 · 39m
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July 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM
In honour of #Colorado river day this month we recommend a listen 🎧 to this conversation with author Shelley Read on her great book « Go As A River » 📘
A story about peaches 🍑 sense of place, water 💦 & much more #OnthePage 📖 #SummerRead 📚 podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/w...
A story about peaches 🍑 sense of place, water 💦 & much more #OnthePage 📖 #SummerRead 📚 podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/w...
Planning your autumn activities while en vacance❔
Great 👍 as our tickets 🎟️ are already on sale 👇
www.eventbrite.be/e/writers-fe... 🙏🏽 @eventbrite.bsky.social & also on #humanitix
Buy now and see you in October #keepwriting 📚🤍
Great 👍 as our tickets 🎟️ are already on sale 👇
www.eventbrite.be/e/writers-fe... 🙏🏽 @eventbrite.bsky.social & also on #humanitix
Buy now and see you in October #keepwriting 📚🤍
Writers Festival of Belgium - Cry Me A River
Un festival de escritores en Bélgica donde las palabras fluyen como un río, ¡prepárate para emocionarte y dejarte llevar por las historias!
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July 27, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Planning your autumn activities while en vacance❔
Great 👍 as our tickets 🎟️ are already on sale 👇
www.eventbrite.be/e/writers-fe... 🙏🏽 @eventbrite.bsky.social & also on #humanitix
Buy now and see you in October #keepwriting 📚🤍
Great 👍 as our tickets 🎟️ are already on sale 👇
www.eventbrite.be/e/writers-fe... 🙏🏽 @eventbrite.bsky.social & also on #humanitix
Buy now and see you in October #keepwriting 📚🤍
Listen 🎧 to our latest #OnThePage episode with Alexandra Huddleston of Kyoudai Press a specialised publishing house focused on weaving word and image.
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Publishing ins and outs for a photographer who had to print
Podcast Episode · Writers Festival of Belgium - the conversations · 18/07/2025 · 1h
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July 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Listen 🎧 to our latest #OnThePage episode with Alexandra Huddleston of Kyoudai Press a specialised publishing house focused on weaving word and image.
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Great conversation on writing in another tongue, journalism, #Brussels
#Listen 🎧 to @norami.bsky.social talk with our Director @eurocentrique.bsky.social about ‘Chosen Tongue’ her podcast on writing in a chosen language, the @saloneurope.bsky.social , writing and a lot more -
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Chosen tongue meets On the Page
Podcast Episode · Writers Festival of Belgium - the conversations · 11/07/2025 · 40m
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July 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Great conversation on writing in another tongue, journalism, #Brussels
#Listen 🎧 to @norami.bsky.social talk with our Director @eurocentrique.bsky.social about ‘Chosen Tongue’ her podcast on writing in a chosen language, the @saloneurope.bsky.social , writing and a lot more -
podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/w...
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Chosen tongue meets On the Page
Podcast Episode · Writers Festival of Belgium - the conversations · 11/07/2025 · 40m
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July 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
#Listen 🎧 to @norami.bsky.social talk with our Director @eurocentrique.bsky.social about ‘Chosen Tongue’ her podcast on writing in a chosen language, the @saloneurope.bsky.social , writing and a lot more -
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Thank you for this wonderful discussion!
While waiting for the festival (only till October!) have a listen to our #podcast there are many discussions but a great one to start on is with the owner of @booksandbooks.bsky.social as we explore ‘What is a writers festival anyway? Why do we need them? 🎧
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On the Page - Writers Festival of Belgium
Podcast Episode · Writers Festival of Belgium - the conversations · 10/06/2023 · 18m
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May 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Thank you for this wonderful discussion!
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podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/w... @saloneurope.bsky.social @norami.bsky.social join me on the @writefestbe.bsky.social #podcast #OnthePage
Chosen tongue meets On the Page
Podcast Episode · Writers Festival of Belgium - the conversations · 11/07/2025 · 40m
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July 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
While waiting for the festival (only till October!) have a listen to our #podcast there are many discussions but a great one to start on is with the owner of @booksandbooks.bsky.social as we explore ‘What is a writers festival anyway? Why do we need them? 🎧
podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/w...
podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/w...
On the Page - Writers Festival of Belgium
Podcast Episode · Writers Festival of Belgium - the conversations · 10/06/2023 · 18m
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May 18, 2025 at 4:23 AM
While waiting for the festival (only till October!) have a listen to our #podcast there are many discussions but a great one to start on is with the owner of @booksandbooks.bsky.social as we explore ‘What is a writers festival anyway? Why do we need them? 🎧
podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/w...
podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/w...
Our inspiration on this jazz day, Ms Fitzgerald 🎶 #CryMeARiver the theme of this year’s festival is meant to express loss, tears cried, grief and a flow of responses to war, our climate changing and the beauty of nature.
Stay up to date & see you in October writefest.be 📚
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Stay up to date & see you in October writefest.be 📚
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Ella Fitzgerald - Cry me a river
YouTube video by cioto84
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April 30, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Our inspiration on this jazz day, Ms Fitzgerald 🎶 #CryMeARiver the theme of this year’s festival is meant to express loss, tears cried, grief and a flow of responses to war, our climate changing and the beauty of nature.
Stay up to date & see you in October writefest.be 📚
youtu.be/2Gn9A-kdsRo?...
Stay up to date & see you in October writefest.be 📚
youtu.be/2Gn9A-kdsRo?...
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Short stories of Belgium 2023 book available online - we’ll update you when 2024 is out and also when the print editions are ready as well as stockists ❕ We we’re blown away by the number & quality of the entries this year 🙏🏽
www.amazon.com/Short-Storie...
www.amazon.com/Short-Storie...
Short Stories of Belgium 2023: A Writers Festival of Belgium Collection
This collection is a result of the first Short Story Competition of Belgium in 2023. The power of storytelling shines through diverse journeys, whether they be just for a moment or a whole period in t...
www.amazon.com
April 12, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Excellent 👌
March 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Excellent 👌
A salon for European writers is on its way to Brussels this Autumn 🍂 we’re looking forward to welcoming them and being their partner/host - Bienvenue / Welkom salut 👋🇧🇪 📚 🖋️
While dreaming of that invincible summer 🌞 it’s heartwarming to see what’s coming up this autumn in Belgium as the @saloneurope.bsky.social plans it’s first foray in Belgium in September - & the @writefestbe.bsky.social will be back 4/10 in Namur ! Stay tuned - get your lit ready ☺️ 📚🤍📝
We loved meeting up with so many writers in Brussels tonight and hearing your ideas for our salon in September.
Huge thanks to @eurocentrique.bsky.social for hosting us 🙌
Huge thanks to @eurocentrique.bsky.social for hosting us 🙌
March 9, 2025 at 5:25 AM
A salon for European writers is on its way to Brussels this Autumn 🍂 we’re looking forward to welcoming them and being their partner/host - Bienvenue / Welkom salut 👋🇧🇪 📚 🖋️
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While dreaming of that invincible summer 🌞 it’s heartwarming to see what’s coming up this autumn in Belgium as the @saloneurope.bsky.social plans it’s first foray in Belgium in September - & the @writefestbe.bsky.social will be back 4/10 in Namur ! Stay tuned - get your lit ready ☺️ 📚🤍📝
We loved meeting up with so many writers in Brussels tonight and hearing your ideas for our salon in September.
Huge thanks to @eurocentrique.bsky.social for hosting us 🙌
Huge thanks to @eurocentrique.bsky.social for hosting us 🙌
February 7, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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As part of our partnership with the Writers Festival of Belgium, we are publishing the winning entry from their 2024 short story competition, by Elisabetta Giromini.
And finally, while there may be threats to Belgian carmaking, Geoff Meade ponders more pedestrian perils as he crosses the street.
And finally, while there may be threats to Belgian carmaking, Geoff Meade ponders more pedestrian perils as he crosses the street.
November 26, 2024 at 3:31 PM
As part of our partnership with the Writers Festival of Belgium, we are publishing the winning entry from their 2024 short story competition, by Elisabetta Giromini.
And finally, while there may be threats to Belgian carmaking, Geoff Meade ponders more pedestrian perils as he crosses the street.
And finally, while there may be threats to Belgian carmaking, Geoff Meade ponders more pedestrian perils as he crosses the street.