About the foundation
Dutch Foundation for Literature
The Dutch Foundation For Literature has the task of supporting writers and translators, and of promoting Dutch literature abroad. It invests in the quality and diversity of literature through grants for writers, translators, publishers and festivals, and contributes to the production and distribution of Dutch and Frisian literature at home and abroad. With the support of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, it aims to promote a thriving literary climate, embedded in literary history and attuned to the latest developments in the publishing industry.
In the past two decades, Dutch literature and the Dutch book have featured as the focal theme of organized literary events at many international bookfairs, such as those in Frankfurt (1993), Barcelona (1995), Gothenburg (1997), London (1999), Tokyo (2000), Turin (2001), Paris (2003) and Beijing (2011).
Infosheet
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Managing Director

Tiziano Perez
Managing Director
post@letterenfonds.nl
Bureau

Dick Broer
Publications, websites & ICT
d.broer@letterenfonds.nl

Marije de Bie
Coordinator Amsterdam Translators' House
m.de.bie@letterenfonds.nl

Hanneke Marttin
Communications officer
h.marttin@letterenfonds.nl

Lotte Krakers
communication: website and social media
l.krakers@letterenfonds.nl
National

Greetje Heemskerk
department head
g.heemskerk@letterenfonds.nl

Xenia van Diest
policy assistant
x.van.diest@letterenfonds.nl

Jacques Huiskes
grants Dutch authors
j.huiskes@letterenfonds.nl

Jan Kamp
Grants Dutch Publishers
j.kamp@letterenfonds.nl

Fleur van Koppen
Policy officer
f.van.koppen@letterenfonds.nl

Alexandra Koch
Editor schwob.nl
a.koch@letterenfonds.nl

Raoul Markaban
Grants Dutch authors
r.markaban@letterenfonds.nl

Suzanne Meeuwissen
literary magazines and digital projects
s.meeuwissen@letterenfonds.nl

Petra Schoenmaker
Grants to Dutch translators
p.schoenmaker@letterenfonds.nl

Anne Swarttouw
Grants to Dutch translators
a.swarttouw@letterenfonds.nl

Lisa Thunnissen
Grants to Dutch translators & writers
l.thunnissen@letterenfonds.nl

Pieter Jan van der Veen
national literary events and manifestations
pj.vander.veen@letterenfonds.nl
International

Agnes Vogt
Head of the international department / Translations grants children's books
a.vogt@letterenfonds.nl

Mireille Berman
Non-fiction specialist
m.berman@letterenfonds.nl

Michele Hutchison
Non-fiction specialist
m.hutchison@letterenfonds.nl

Lucette Châtelain
International literary events
l.chatelain@letterenfonds.nl

Jane Dinmohamed
Assistant
j.dinmohamed@letterenfonds.nl

Marlies Hoff
library & documentation
m.hoff@letterenfonds.nl

Barbara den Ouden
Translation grants fiction and graphic novels
b.den.ouden@letterenfonds.nl

Victor Schiferli
Poetry specialist and coordinator international literary events in Germany
v.schiferli@letterenfonds.nl
Operational management

Martine Bibo
department head
m.bibo@letterenfonds.nl

Lai Yee Cheung
Finance and HR
l.cheung@letterenfonds.nl

Eva Prakken
Assistant
e.prakken@letterenfonds.nl

Julia Priesman
secretariat
j.priesman@letterenfonds.nl

Welmoet Tideman
legal department
w.tideman@letterenfonds.nl

Machteld de Vries
secretariat
m.de.vries@letterenfonds.nl