DWB + Watlab

Lotte Lola Vermeer is a writer, theater maker, and screenwriter, trained at HKU and RITCS. She creates theater with Radicale Gezelligheid, explores various forms of poetry, and translates her experiences of physical and digital realities into audio and review poetry.

Frederik Van den Stock (1986) is a comic book artist and illustrator known for his colorful and humorous work, featured in Knack, De Standaard, and The New York Times. His debut comic album, Buck, the First Man on Earth, depicts a prehistoric man's struggle against God and loneliness. He also enjoys cycling and birdwatching.

Amarylis De Gryse (1989) writes fiction. Her debut novel, Varkensribben, made it to the shortlist for the Bronzen Uil Prize and has been translated into German. She grew up in West Flanders and now lives in Antwerp, where she grows organic vegetables. Amarylis enjoys talking and receiving mail.

Carmien Michels (1990) is a Belgian writer and performer, blending writing and performance with urban and classical influences. Based in Antwerp and founder of Watlab, she published Vaders die rouwen (2021), which won the Inktaap and BNG Bank Literature Prize 2022.

Runa Svetlikova (b. 1982) studied graphic design and language and literature. Somehow, she is always looking and translating, first into images, then into poetry, that which she sees. In 2014, Runa debuted with Deze zachte witte kamer. That unexpectedly won the Herman De Coninck debut prize, the Jo Peters poetry prize and the European Bridges of Struga debut prize. Drieëntwintig tips om de hond en je demonen aan de lijn te houden appeared in 2018. The dog won nothing at all, but that just rebalances everything a bit. In addition to writing herself, she also mentors others in writing poetry, prose and nonfiction.