Lize Spit (born 1988, in
Viersel
Zandhoven () is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the villages of , , , and Zandhoven proper. In 2021, Zandhoven had a population of 13,124. The total area is 40.10 km2.
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Flemish Belgian writer. Her first novel, ''Het smelt'', won several awards, including the ''De Bronzen Uil'' award, and has been translated into French. Her second novel, ''Ik ben er niet'' is launched on 10 December 2020
Biography
Spit grew up in the Belgian
De Kempen
The Campine (French ) or De Kempen (Dutch ) is a natural region situated chiefly in north-eastern Belgium and parts of the south-eastern Netherlands which once consisted mainly of extensive moors, tracts of sandy heath, and wetlands. It encomp ...
region. She studied in Brussels at the Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema and Sound (RITCS), where she was awarded a master's degree in scriptwriting. In 2013, she won the ''Write Now!'' award. After having written her first novel ''Het smelt'', she won the ''De Bronzen Uil'' award for this book in 2016. After gaining popularity with this book, she became a columnist for the
De Morgen newspaper until 2017.
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1988 births
Living people
20th-century Belgian writers