SPOTTED: Creative Writing alumnus Marieke Polderdijk wins Gelderland cultural award
- Creative Writing
The Gelderse Bokaal – which is awarded once every two years to an individual who has made a special contribution to the culture or nature of Gelderland – goes to Marieke Polderdijk, alumnus of Creative Writing! According to De Gelderlander, the jury liked Marieke's interdisciplinary approach.
Award
Marieke Polderdijk was presented with the award on Friday in Focus Filmtheater by Henri Lenferink, King's Commissioner and chair of the Gelderland Culture Fund. The award consists of a sum of €5,000 and a specially designed trophy.
Design by Product Design alumnus
This year, the trophy was designed by Product Design alumnus Fleuri La Belle Ngapy. The trophy reflects Marieke Polderdijk's work.
Jury
The jury consisted of two members of the Gelderland Culture Fund board, Patrick van Gurp and Thomas van der Ham, and two external jury members from the creative writing sector: Kim van Kaam, head of talent development at Wintertuin, and Mahat Arab, producer at Poetry Circle Nowhere and editor-in-chief of Mensen Zeggen Dingen.
In her work, Marieke reveals a range of possibilities within the meaning of text, spoken word, performance and poetry. Marieke's makership is characterised by a diversity of forms, disciplines and locations."
Creative Writing
Novice writers and storytellers who want to become fully-fledged writers are in the right place on the higher professional education Creative Writing course in Arnhem. Students are given space to experiment with all kinds of directions: from creating novels to writing for Virtual Reality, allowing you to experience what you want to master, what makes your writing heart beat faster and above all: what being a writer means to you.