Hedwig Selles

Hedwig Selles
Born1968 (1968)
Kampen, Netherlands
Died (aged 54)
NationalityDutch
Occupation(s)poet and writer

Hedwig Selles (1968 – 17 December 2022) was a Dutch poet and writer from Zwolle. Hedwig published five poetry collections, several short stories and a novel.[1][2] Her works are published in among others Hollands Maandblad, DW B, Het Liegend Konijn, Tirade, De Gids and De Brakke Hond. She also wrote philosophical columns for De Stentor developed a literary game app named "The Catcher".[3]

Being terminal ill she published in October 2022 her first novel Niet mijn lichaam.[4] She can be recognized in the book, while it is not an autobiography.[5]


Selles died on 17 December 2022, at the age of 54.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Overleden Zwolse poëet Hedwig Selles (54) was 'mentaal wereldkampioen'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Nieuws: Hedwig Selles (1968 – 2022) overleden". TZUM (in Dutch). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Interview met Hedwig Selles over haar nieuwe roman Niet mijn lichaam". Bazarow Magazine (in Dutch). 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Debuutroman Zwolse dichter Hedwig Selles overhandigd aan wethouder Rots". deswollenaer.nl (in Dutch). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "De zin van Hedwig Selles: Alles heeft een ziel". Trouw (in Dutch). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.


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