2026 - Dieter Rogiers
Dieter Rogiers (b. 1978) is a Belgian author, film critic and copywriter from Brussels.
He has written several award-winning short stories and graphic novels, including De Wraak van de Walgvolgel ‘(The Dodo’s Revenge’), Tunguska and De parelvisser (‘The Pearl Fisher’).
His first novel, the Brussels-based Bot Mes (‘Dull Blade’), received the Fred Braeckman Award for best Flemish thriller debut in 2023. Ambitious follow-up De Moskou Film Klub (‘The Moscow Film Club’), set in mid-eighties Soviet Union, is expected later in 2026.
In Norwich, Dieter will be working on Een goede dood (‘A Good Death’), an anecdotal narrative deeply rooted in the Asian kishōtenketsu storytelling tradition. The novel tackles loneliness, mourning and imperfect lives cut short, and is dedicated to his recently deceased mother.
See also his personal website.