
Uschi Cop
Founder of Hyster-x, curator, fiction writer, activist
Founder of this collective. One of the driving forces behind the Belgian branch of the Dolle Mina's. Literary curator. Writer of novels.
I believe in the power of stories.
My dream? A literary salon where I welcome everyone.

Ilke Cop
Painter, art historian, feminist
I'm an artist who takes on questions surrounding the position of ‘the female’ and the role of women as people, artists and historical agents. I'm passionate about how intersectional feminism can achieve change through beauty and art.

Chloë Rasier
copywriter, communication expert, eternal student
I'm a feminist, strategic thinker and 'aha erlebnis junkie' looking to save and to be saved. I’m constantly moving through themes that emerge in my life, I dig into them, I’m shaped into someone new and then sent off into a new direction.

Helena Elshout
Playwright, cultural worker, daughter, mother, lover, activist
I am fascinated by the power of stories and i operate at the crossroads between arts and politics. I have a PhD in German literature, I am a cultural worker and performing arts are my lifeline. I run with the wolves.

Eva Nowe
Poet, feminist, journalist, egalitarian.
A 28-year-old mass of contradictions. Flawed poet, feminist-in-progress, aspiring journalist, and radical egalitarian.

Margot Timmermans
Poet, Podcaster, Performer
As a writer, graduated podcaster and dramatherapist in training, language is the common denominator. It's a wonderful playground where I can research the use of voice, words and rhythm.

Hinda Bluekens
Journalist, columnist, entertainer
I'm a journalist, columnist, and entertainer. In my regular "Hindaspotlight" column on Flair, I interview prominent personalities every week. I also work as a freelance video reporter and presenter. After working at VRT, I ended up at Klara, MNM, and Canvas, among others. I've made videos for De Standaard and Gazet Van Antwerpen.

Delphine Somers
Painter
I am a self-taught painter living in Brussels. My work treads the fine line between the archetypes that surface in folklore, myths, rituals, magic, and dreamworld, on the one hand, and the acutely contemporary, societal, and culturally specific, on the other. It explores the interplay of the human unconscious and the complex social reality we live in.
I present a universe where people are shown in their awkwardness where humans are allowed to be foolish and divine alike.

Amber Frateur
(non) fiction writer, poet, sound explorer
Life triggers my admiration for its infinite equilibrium between enchantment, frailty, mournfulness, clarity and confusion. As an artist, I use multilingual word and sound art explorations to play with these themes. There is the hope to share and reproduce the values of existence. I aim to use the landscape of my own and other’s experiences to help create a world where liminality is a richness rather than an absurdity.

Yasmin Van 'tveld
Writer, editor, translator
Art-historian turned writer, editor and translator. Full-time devoted to words. Editor-in-chief of Kluger Hans. Traveller. I believe in the power of standing up for what you know is right. I believe in kindness.

Anaïs Raes
Columnist, copywriter, translator
I left my job in production and moved to New York with my Mexican husband. Developing my writing skills while exploring my new life.

Shoshana Walfish
Painter
I am a queer feminist Canadian painter, based between Montreal and Brussels. I work with themes of feminism and existentialism, abstracting and collapsing the boundaries between the real and surreal, playing with the classical painting tenets of space and flesh.

Lise Delabie
Author, reviewer, teacher Latin-French
I love writing by hand, with a pencil, in notebooks. I'm working on short stories and a novel. In addition, I write literary reviews for De Lage Landen, Humo, and Cutting Edge.

Elke Vanoost
Film director, youth worker
I am a film and video director based in Brussels. With my shortfilm Croisé I won the first jury prize and Film Fest Ghent. My most recent shortfilm, the crossover documentary/fiction film 'X' posed the question what an ideal world would be from a female perspective. I am also active as a youth worker, organizing media projects with and for Brussels youth.

Rachele Gusella
Poet, Author, Literary Researcher
I am a writing creature as simple as it can be.
Scribbling words is what I do for orienting myself as artist, scholar and woman.
Tracing words is what I do for speaking out loud, for blasting the silence.

Leonore Spee
Theatre maker, writer, musician, artistic entrepreneur, feminist
There is little that cannot arouse my interest. My biggest wish would be that a day had more hours. I love to sleep as much as I love being awake. I believe that words are the catalyst between our inner world and the world outside of us. So that's where it all starts.

Flora Vanclooster
Visual artist
I work with photography, film, video- and audio-installation, performance and text, exploring themes like body and bodily autonomy, sexuality, sexual violence and contemporary sexual liberation. My recent work aims to be political, radical and confrontational, to evoke certain reactions from my audience.
Ik werk met fotografie, film, video- en audio-installatie, performance en tekst. Mijn werk verkent thema's als lichaam, seksualiteit, seksueel geweld, en hedendaagse seksuele bevrijding. In mijn recent werk probeer ik politiek, radicaal en confronterend te zijn, om een bepaalde reactie uit te lokken bij mijn publiek.

Dilara Kabak
Wordsmith, filmmaker
I'm currently working on my magnum opus: my feminist zombie apocalypse graphic novel, Deadly Dylan. I also write poetry, give spoken word performances, and am taking a film course as a side quest. I don't play with language; language plays with me.

Alara Adilow
Poet, fiction writer
I’m a Dutch poet of Somali descent. With my poetry collection Mythen en stoplichten (2022), I wrote one of the most striking debuts of recent years. “A fearless debut,” said the jury that awarded my collection — which explores my own transformation from man to woman — the Herman de Coninck Prize, the most prestigious Flemish award for Dutch-language poetry. The collection was also nominated for the 2023 Grote Poëzieprijs.

Marie Darah
Poet, author, slammer, storyteller, actoress
Born in Charleroi in 1989, I settled in Brussels to study Theatre at the Conservatory. After graduation, I continue to develop my other passions: writing, singing, slam, music and dance, among others...
In parallel with my artistic activities, it is by questioning the notions of fairness and openness that I find a semblance of balance to succeed in moving forward and inventing my path, which is seen in the middle. of a traffic circle of intersectionality.

Helena Lemonnier
Narrative and Ritual Practitioner, Founder of Buikpraat
Through storytelling, circle work and rituals I guide women — especially mothers — through significant life transitions. I support them in reconnecting with their inner strength, eros and creativity. Founder of Buikpraat.

Karlijn Sonderen Smit
Poet, writer, theatremaker, actress
I prefer to move between things — between genres, disciplines, (im)possibilities. I prefer to be amazed. If you wobble long enough on the edges of your thinking, a universe unfolds again and again: absurd, frightening, and more expansive than you ever thought possible.

Lotte Philipsen
Journalist, feminist, eco warrior
I'm a journalist with a specific interest in sustainable fashion and women's rights. The fashion industry is both wonderful & cruel. I hope to inspire my readers to understand that instead of brainless consumers, we are citizens who can use their voice to change the world.

Haleh Chinikar
multidisciplinary artist, poet.
I was born in Iran. Moved to Belgium in 2007. I create with images and words. I write in Persian (my mother tongue) in French and in English. I am a feminist and try to be a better version of myself each day.

Anke Verschueren
Poet, fiction writer, performer, host, podcast maker
Words are my greatest love. I take them everywhere, from paper to stage to podcast. Sometimes I whisper, sometimes I scream, sometimes I keep silent.

Charlotte Van Hacht
Illustrator, comic book writer, journalist.
Draws and writes, loves (B-)movies, podcasts and overdressing.

Diane Marie Uwase
Painter, egalitarian, photographer, mytholy nerd
I aim for more representation of the non-stereotypical aspects of individuals and our society. I wish to celebrate the essence of the human, treasure the eccentric and embrace the mundane.

Corinne Heyrman
Fiction writer, podcast maker, theatre maker
I studied Word Art in Antwerp. I write prose and non-fiction, and I also create theatre and radio. In all its forms, my work engages with society and explores how art can contribute to it. My debut novel Het begin en zijn oneindigheid is published by De Arbeiderspers in May 2022.

Julie Cafmeyer
Columnist, theatre, fiction writer
Lately, I've been fascinated by the spirits of burned witches and my ancestors. Possession can be a good writing engine.

Stefanie Huysmans - Noorts
Poet, theatremaker, fictionwriter, performer, actress, teacher
I started writing out of grief of being an failed actress, and to create my own performance chances. From theatre I gently slipped into poetry and from there I discovered prose. Now I love challenging the boundaries between fictional genres.

Hanna Desmet
Writer, teacher, host
I studied Dutch and English Teacher Training at Odisee University College in Brussels and earned a Master's degree in Writing from RITCS in Brussels in 2018. My writing has appeared in publications such as De Optimist, Deus Ex Machina, and as a co-author for the Nieuwe Toneelbibliotheek. I also contribute to theatre productions and serve as a Test Pilot for Circusmagazine. I organize TXTURE, a writing workshop for young people in Brussels.
I work part-time as a project officer at Creatief Schrijven vzw, and I host the open stage De Sprekende Ezels (“The Speaking Donkeys”) in Ghent.

Julie Pollet
Artist
All I need is some paper and a ballpoint pen to create unique drawings that explore themes like sexuality, social media, and the state of society. Each piece I make is a passionate and honest response to the world around me, inspired by my own experiences and impressions — the good, the bad, and everything in between.

Paola Verhaert
Writer, historian, technology researcher
I am a researcher and writer working at the intersection of social justice and technology. I work at The Engine Room and spend the rest of my time reading, writing short stories and non-fiction about music, culture and technology.

Marie Paule Mugeni
Multidisciplinary artist, slammer, poet, traditional Rwandan dance dancer
I am an multidisciplinary artist from Brussels, active in slam poetry, spoken word and other scenes like traditional Rwandan dance and writing.
Studied Communication and public relation. My passion for art never ceases to grow when i am blessed to perform on stages like Bozar and KVS …

Anne Ballon
Creative director, equality enthousiast
I studied fiction film and graduated cum laude from RITCS School of Arts in Brussels. After my studies, I became fascinated by the documentary genre and its social power. By combining filmmaking with my experience in the social field and my Master's studies in Gender and Diversity, I use my tools to create films that aim to generate social impact.

Melanie Asselmans
queer poet, teacher
I am a Brussels based poet. I love experimenting with form and content in my poems, though when it comes to the latter my poetry often centres on the finding the beauty in the mundane.

Anna Borodikhina
Poet, rapper, slammer, performer, writer, actress, theatre maker, student sexuology
I'm a spoken word performance artist who loves to write, sing and rap on beats I make on my loopstation. Studied Psychology in Brussels, now studying Sexology in Leuven but my heart is still in Antwerp. After 8 years of performing poetry I've made my first theaterpiece called Niemandsland and won the Bijou 2021, the piece explores how we search for a home in a place where we don' feel welcome.

Eva De Gelder
Writer, thinker, reader, doer
a soft-hearted metalhead with a big passion for literature, the outdoors, sociology and cooking. Author of 'Canis', my debut novel (in Dutch)

Magdalee Brunache
Bookworm, feminist, fiction writer, occasional poet
It started with a book...Shaped by chance encounters and books. Still figuring out where I am heading but I now know that writing is part of the journey. I write short stories, some poems in between. I carry revolt within.

Nathalie Lauwereyns
Illustrator, artist
By making images, I explore what our body means to us.
It is my way of going against unhealthy stereotypes. Either by hand or digital, I make a true representation of the human body that embraces and celebrates every imperfection.

Tess Van Deynse
allround writer
I'm a non-binair person (but officially female on my ID-card) with autism and a normal intelligence. I'm in my daily life a activistsin inclusion for all and ecology, climate change, feminism.

Ella Salvador Dalemans
Poet, performer, musician
I’m a conduit for what lives in the world and in my glands. My poetry seeks to respond to the lack of care that surrounds us. In addition to being a writer, I’m a performer, musician (monokimono), and I work with food and ceramics.

Zindzi Tillot Owusu
Writer, audiomaker, editor
I'm looking for ways to bring text, image, and sound together. I'm fascinated by the city, by confusion, abstraction… everything existential and human. I love birds and capybaras. Lately, I've been exploring vulnerability and its many forms.

Leon Verraest
Writer, teacher, curator
I write poetry, fiction, and nonfiction in Dutch and English. I teach literature, creative writing, and architectural theory at Ghent University and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts KASK, and curate multilingual literature and story events.

Stephanie Croes
Curator, daydreamer, nightthinker, writer
By day, I’m a literature programmer at the arts centre KAAP.
By night, I’m a searching and tentative writer. I write essays and am working on a novella about intergenerational trauma and oppression within family structures.

Joséphine Vandekerckhove
Researcher, writer, art historian, curator, intersectional feminist
I’m a researcher, writer, and curator of film and visual arts. I’m currently working on a PhD in art history at Ghent University. I also enjoy writing short fiction, art criticism, and essays for publications such as rekto:verso and De Witte Raaf. I’m interested in — and inspired by — women in the arts.

Margot Delaet
aspiring philosopher, poet, photographer
Currently pursuing a master’s degree in philosophy, and writing my thesis on Foucault’s and Brown’s theories of neoliberalism. I am an aspiring poet and photographer. I write in Dutch, but am interested in literary translation to and from English.

Emerald Liu
Writer, poet, journalist, screenwriter, artist
In my work I endeavour to express and play with the different senses, incorporating the scientific with the aesthetic. Each creative impulse drawing inspiration from nature and the liminal space between cultures to form an open dialogue within each piece.

Francesca Birlogeanu
Poet, theater maker, med student
I’m a queer poet and theatre maker/player from Limburg, Belgium, with Romanian roots. My work has previously appeared in Deus Ex Machina, Kluger Hans, and on Hard//Hoofd. I also study medicine at KU Leuven.

Homa Arkani
Surrealist-abstract painter, performance artist, academic
I am an Iranian artist, based in Belgium since 2017, exploring identity and culture through painting and performance. My language is hair, using it as a symbol to investigate personal, historical, and societal narratives.

Louky van Eijkelenburg
Theatremaker, director, writer
I’d describe myself as a young (un)professional artist — a freshly graduated theatre director, but really a jack-of-all-trades. I collect books and hobbies, make a bit of music here and there, and these days I mostly enjoy life and love.

Emilie Dewitte
Poet, printmaker
I’m a poet and graphic artist. In my poetry and prints, I explore how people and their environments shape one another. I combine my love for language, social justice, and nature in my work as a French teacher in prison and as a seasonal worker on an organic farm.