Overview: Contests

#	Awarded	Story	Title	Publisher	Result
#003	2024-05-01	EN24-017	Vanishing Kin	Toasted Cheese Literary Journal	3th place
			I won third place in the Mollie Savage Memorial Writing Contest.
#002	2021-09-11	NL21-007	Ogen zo blauw	Diverse uitgevers / schrijfwedstrijden	3th place
			Report of the Jury: The story "Objectief Natuur" depicts a world in which Big Tech companies have taken over the world, which ultimately results in the destruction of the earth. It clearly refers to a number of contemporary issues (such as the forest fires, the pandemic and the erosion of democracy in which new rulers are suddenly creating a conglomerate). This brings the level of dystopia very close. It is terrifying because the story, despite its very Hollywoodian and grandiose nature of the story, feeds you with the idea that this future might actually happen one day in real life. This plot reminded the jury of, among others, Dave Eggers "The Circle" and "Dark Matter" by Blake Crouch. A very clever and very well worked out idea with a strong plot twist at the end. There is a clear connection with the world of IIVII which is shown in the details, such as the lack of sleep that can only be solved in a medicinal way.
#001	1995	NL95-001	Gentse Beesten	Diverse uitgevers / schrijfwedstrijden	3th place
			Cursiefjeswedstrijd Gentse Feesten