The Helena Vaz da Silva European Award for Raising Public Awareness on Cultural Heritage 2014 granted a Special Mention to Pieter Steinz for his book Made in Europe. “When I think of Europe, I think of shared culture, from Dublin to Lesbos and St. Petersburg to Lisbon: literature and art that transcends borders,” stated Pieter Steinz in a special message at the official ceremony held at the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon on 3 October. Steinz, who suffers from ALS disease, was represented by his daughter Jet Steinz.

The Dutch Foundation for Literature promotes Dutch and Flemish literature nationally and internationally. Brochures are a vital part of this work. What do they contain and how is this selection made? Getting to know 10 Books in ten questions.

A first visit of the Dutch Foundation for Literature to the Cairo International Book Fair proved to be a good one. The fair is “part meeting point for publishers, part book market, part literary festival (or rather, fairground), which makes it unique.” Director Pieter Steinz and head of the translation department Maarten Valken talk about their experiences with Cairo based writer Marcia Lynx Qualey.