Margot Vanderstraeten (b. 1967) is a freelance journalist, writer and columnist.
She holds a degree in French-Spanish translation.
Margot Vanderstraeten is also a ghostwriter. In 2006 she wrote a bestseller in which her name - in accordance with her wishes - was not mentioned.
Commissioned by CeLT, the umbrella body of all cultural magazines in Flanders, Margot Vanderstraeten compiled an anthology. 'The best of the magazines; a selection by Margot Vanderstraeten' became a success.
Margot Vanderstraeten is a grandmother of the Library of Babel in Antwerp's Permeke Library. The Tower of Babel contains translated works by Dutch-language authors. The initiative was born after a sharp opinion piece by the writer, who wondered why non-native speakers so needed to learn about the culture of Flanders, Belgium and the Netherlands in Dutch. Spaniards, Chinese, Poles with a basic knowledge of Dutch can now also read Claus, Mulisch and Haasse.
Margot Vanderstraeten won the Groot Dictee van de Nederlandse Taal in 2003 as a featured author.
Margot Vanderstraeten received the debut award for her novel ”Alle mensen bijten” for her novel.
Books
- 2024 We, Roma published by Pelckmans ISBN 978-94-6383-530-5
- 2021 Minjan published by ATLAS Contact. ISBN 978-90-4504-389-0
- 2021 Mazzel Tov published by ATLAS Contact. ISBN 9789045045283
- 2018 Het Zusjes van de Buurvrouw published by Manteau. ISBN 9789022334928
- 2018 Onze Strafpleiters published by Atlas Contact. ISBN 9789089246851
- 2014 Het Vlindereffect published by ATLAS Contact. ISBN 9789025444297
- 2009 Mise en Place published by ATLAS. ISBN10 9045015056 / ISBN13 9789045015057
- 2008 Schrijvers gaan niet dood published by ATLAS. ISBN 9789045006659
- 2004 De vertraging published by Querido.ISBN 90 214 85028/NUR301
- 2002 Alle mensen bijten published by Querido. ISBN 90 214 84811/NUR301
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