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'Words flow over me' now published
Workshop, Writing, Publication Amber-Helena Reisig Workshop, Writing, Publication Amber-Helena Reisig

'Words flow over me' now published

Fourteen people learning Dutch met for eight weeks at the Maastricht Writing Workshop and Venlo Writing Workshop. Ahmed Jundi, Ekaterina Selezneva, Emine Ünal, Milena Dahl, Monif Mutahar Al Darwish, Nurhidayatuloh, Raeesah Nawaz, Yeser Shehada, Alexandra Shishkova, Erich Schitter, Faeza Mato, Feras El Sheakh, Luzia Eder and Luzina Mato wrote and rewrote their stories, poems and columns under the guidance of Lana Nasser (in Venlo) and myself (in Maastricht). Read my foreword here.

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Short story for the publication 'Heerlen is color'
Publication, Prose Amber-Helena Reisig Publication, Prose Amber-Helena Reisig

Short story for the publication 'Heerlen is color'

The opening of a new bookshop befits new literature. Bookstore Dominicanen Heerlen offers regional talent a stage. Seven authors contributed to the anthology 'Heerlen is kleur' (Heerlen is Color). This title is taken from a poem by Harrie Sevriens. This exclusive collection contains stories, poems and illustrations by local writers: Harrie Sevriens, Anya Niewerra, Henry de Hoon, Raymond Clement, Sven Vek, Manuel Kneepkens, Sabine Op den Kamp and myself.

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