Freelance journalist Marjorie Blomme (1981) obtained a Master's degree in Newest History and a Master's degree in Journalism from the University of Ghent.
Her work has appeared in Humo, De Standaard, Gazet van Antwerpen, Vacature, Snoecks, Weliswaar, Weekend Knack, Goedele, Feeling and Psychologies.
In 2010 she published, together with Tom Naegels 'Volk' (EPO), a collection of nine literary-journalistic short stories about poverty. In 2013 she wrote the book Birth Day (Lannoo) by Lieve Blanquaert. In 2014 she went to the Philippines for VRT for a report on the power of local radio in the devastated landscape after the passage of typhoon Haiyan.
In her work Blomme mainly focuses on socio-economic themes, migration, poverty and multiculturalism.