5th edition - 3 October, 2026 @ Antwerp
3 October 2026
3 October 2026
Out to Shore
11:35 - 11.55
Treading in
12:00 - 13:00
Break
Grief circle - with Irene Favero
13:30 - 14:20
‘500 Secrets of Antwerp’ writer Derek Blyth takes us on a walking tour starting and ending at De Groene Waterman
Bracing the wave
14:20 - 14:50
The Sea - with Dionysios Kalamvrezos
14:50 - 15:30
It’s the research!
Academic publishing in BE Victoria Bruce in conversation with Linda Warnier
15:30 - 16:20
The long resistance - Italy
With The Battleground - Natalie Sarkic Todd publisher + guest discussion
16:20 - 16:40
Writing through the hurricane with William Noah Glucroft
Now You're In
16:40 - 17:15
The short on the Shorts
Conversation on writing, with Dr Josje Weusten, Irina Papancheva and Leo Cendrowicz, previous entrants, winner, judge on what makes a good story and what makes it stand the test of time?
17:15 - 17:50
The short on the Shorts
Fun workshop all together - We’re all short story writers now
17:50 - 18:00
Short Story competition winner announcement for 2026
Alia Papageorgiou
Author
Alia Papageorgiou is the Artistic director of the Writers Festival of Belgium, she is the President of the Press Club Brussels Europe.
Helena Buckinx
Author/painter
Helena Buckinx (°1970, in Schoten near Antwerp) makes her first painting at the age of 16 during a summer holiday.
PARTNER PUBLISHERS & BOOK STORES
Celebrating the written word in the heart of Europe
Festival Hours
03/10/2026 11:00 - 18:00
Address
De Groene Waterman CV
Antwerpen, Belgium
Antwerpen, Belgium
Get In Touch
Telephone: +32 487680045Email: info@writefest.be