An excellent initiative, this one, the “ Dutch Treat : Speculative Fiction by Dutch-speaking Authors”, due to effort and dedication of Arie Lodder from the Netherlands, to congregate information, bio-bibliography, links towards sites, blogs, short-stories, books, etc., promoting the work of several talented Dutch SFF writers :
Thomas Olde Heuvelt , Tais Teng , Floris M. Kleijne, Mike Jansen, and Chantal Noordeloos.
So, anyone interested to know more and to read the works of Thomas, Tais, Floris, Mike and Chantal, is invited to do it !
“A Dutch Treat, that may not sound like something that deserves your attention. But in this case there are no tricks. Because A Dutch Treat is all about speculative fiction in English by Dutch-speaking authors. What’s more, some of their works are available as free downloads or free online reads. Now, who wouldn’t call this a treat ?
On the main page of this blog we will tell you about new books and stories that have been published by Dutch-speaking authors. If you’re interested, you may leave your email address in the “Subscribe” section to the right. We will send you a notification every time a new post has been added.
Beside the main page there is a page for every author under the menu item Authors. Select one and you will see a short bio, books and stories that have been published in English, and links to reviews and interviews. If a book/story is available as free read or free download, then the title is shown as a link that brings you straight to the book/story.
Suppose you enjoyed a book or a story in English by a Dutch-speaking author and you wonder if there is more work like that, then you would face a hard time finding anything. But now there is A Dutch Treat, a blog that will show you the way, if you are interested in speculative fiction written by Dutch-speaking authors.
Go to the Authors tag at the top of the page. You will see a dropdown menu with all available authors. Select one and you will see a short bio, books and stories that have been published in English, and links to reviews and interviews. If a book/story is available as free read or free download, then the title is shown as a link that brings you straight to the book/story.
Please tell your friends about A Dutch Treat.” – Arie Lodder
Congratulations, Arie, keep up the good work and a lot of succes to our European colleagues and friends, the Dutch SFF writers !
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