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• Departing Writers Unlimited director Ton van de Langkruis awarded with Stadspenning (City Medal)

  

  On 1 April 2020 Ton van de Langkruis will leave as director of Writers Unlimited, the foundation that organises the Winternachten international literature festival and monthly literary evenings in The Hague.

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• Festivalwriter Simone Atangana Bekono in Top 3 Literary Talent

  

  Meet the author in the festivalprogram Fifty Ways to Free Your Language with poet and writer Antjie Krog (South Africa) and writer Petina Gappah (Zimbabwe) during Friday Night Unlimited on 17 January in Theater aan het Spui. Tickets here available.

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• Meet Mylo Freeman, author Children's Book Week 2020, at Winternachten festival

  

  Mylo Freeman will make the Picture Book of the Dutch Children's Book Week 2020, the largest reading promotion campaign for children in the Netherlands. Meet the creator of the Princess Arabella-series at Winternachten festival during Friday Night Unlimited and on Sunday 19 January at Theater Dakota.

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• Jubilee edition Winternachten festival about freedom and decolonisation

  

  From 15 to 19 January 2020, the Winternachten International Literature Festival The Hague will celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary with an extra large programme at many locations throughout The Hague.

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• Wende, Fresku, Ellen ten Damme, Antjie Krog, Ramsey Nasr and many others in festive 'Winternachten New Year's Concert' at Zuiderstrandtheater

  

  Music, poetry and spoken word merge in a one-off concert with performances by Wende, Ellen ten Damme, Fresku and poets such as Ramsey Nasr and Antjie Krog.

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• Stefan Hertmans wins Constantijn Huygens Award

  

  The prestigious Constantijn Huygens Award goes to the Flemish writer, poet and essayist Stefan Hertmans. The award will be handed over to him during the Schrijversfeest, part of the 25th Winternachten festival.

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