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Watch or listen to our video's and podcasts of the Writers Unlimited programmes since 1995.
Rodaan al Galidi, Annelies Verbeke en Pierre Jarawan
Writers Series - February 2020
Three countries, three authors, three novels about immigrants finding their way in a new country. Rodaan Al Galidi is a poet and writer. Born in Iraq and trained as a civil engineer, he has lived in the Netherlands since 1998. His new book Two … read more
Annelies Verbeke, Fiep van Bodegom, Pierre Jarawan, Rodaan Al Galidi
NRC Live Reading Club
Winternachten 2020
The NRC Live Reading Club is a festival tradition. The panel featured two NRC columnists, the poet Ellen Deckwitz and the journalist Clarice Gargard, who discussed Hella Haasse's Oeroeg (1948) with the help of moderator and NRC Editor-in-Chief of … read more
Clarice Gargard, Ellen Deckwitz, Michel Krielaars
Opening Night
Winternachten 2020
A fantastic line-up of fifteen Dutch and international authors provide a preview of the festival with their new poetry and prose, mixed with dance performances by Shailesh Bahoran. This festive evening celebrates the 25th anniversary of the … read more
Adriaan van Dis, Angelina Enny, Antjie Krog, Cynthia Mc Leod, Ellen Deckwitz, Goenawan Mohamad, Hassnae Bouazza, Jolyn Phillips, Karin Amatmoekrim, Nelleke Noordervliet, Petina Gappah, Reggie Baay, Rosabelle Illes, Shailesh Bahoran, Simon(e) van Saarloos, Ton van de Langkruis, Vamba Sherif
K.R. Sing en Karin Amatmoekrim
Writers Series - December 2019
K.R. Sing's Uit de klei van Saramacca tells a Surinamese-Hindustani family history and was the starting point for a conversation with writers K.R. Sing and Karin Amatmoekrim (ao Knipperleven , Unless the father ). They both deschribe the … read more
K.R. Sing, Karin Amatmoekrim, Noraly Beyer
Opening Week van de Afrikaanse Roman
Writers Series - September 2019
Writers Unlimited opened Friday 20 September the fourth Week van de Afrikaanse roman ( Week of the Afrikaans novel) with a festive evening about contemporary Afrikaans literature, language, arts and music. In Studio B of the Centrale Bibliothee… read more
Abdelkader Benali, Deniel Barry, Eben Venter, Frazer Barry, Karin Brynard, Pieter Odendaal, Riana Scheepers, Valda Jansen
Living with Autism - with Filemon Wesselink, Judith Visser and Erik-Jan Harmens
Writers Series - June 2019
How to live with autism? Both Dutch authors Judith Visser and Erik Jan Harmens investigate the impact on daily life when you have to deal with autism. In her book Zondagskind , Judith draws from her own life. As a young adult she was diagnosed … read more
Erik Jan Harmens, Filemon Wesselink, Judith Visser
'Stalin's Daughter' - Biographer Rosemary Sullivan on A Life in the Shadow of a Monster
Writers Series - May 2019
On Wednesday, 22 May, Canadian author and biographer Rosemary Sullivan is guest of honor at B-Unlimited. Michel Krielaars , Russia expert and editor of the NRC 's books section, will be engaging her in conversation about Stalin's Daughter , her … read more
Michel Krielaars, Rosemary Sullivan
Rage Becomes Her - Soraya Chemaly and Sunny Bergman on Women, Inequality and Anger
Writers Series - May 2019
American author and activist Soraya Chemaly and Dutch documentary filmmaker Sunny Bergman entered into a conversation about anger as a tool for positive change. Chemaly wrote the international bestseller Rage Becomes Her , and we know Sunny … read more
Mirthe Frese, Soraya Chemaly, Sunny Bergman