Guests

We are proud to introduce our next guest, Adrian Stone: Adrian Stone is an alias for the Dutch writer Ad van Tiggelen. At the end of the seventies he was one of the first people in The Netherlands to play the then unknown game of Dungeons & Dragons with a group of friends, something he […]

We are proud to introduce our next guest, George van Hal: George van Hal, science reporter covering astrophysics, physics, and space for Dutch national newspaper ‘de Volkskrant’ will come to Erasmuscon! George has published 7 popular science books about everything from theoretical physics to the weirdest constituents of the cosmos. Two of those (Van lightsaber

We are proud to introduce our next guest, Renske de Wolf: Renske is Dutch, but writes in English. She published her successful debut novel The Crowfield Chronicles last year, working together with her Irish publisher. She has been a lifelong writer and first began writing screenplays when she was 7 years old. An avid Oxford

We would like to introduce our guest Alexander van de Bunt. Alexander, a distinguished Dutch archaeologist, writer, and photographer, made a significant impact in 2020 with the release of his debut book, ‘Woe to the Vanquished – Germanic, Celtic, and Roman Peoples in the Low Countries (Wee de overwonnen – Germanen, Kelten en Romeinen in

We would like to introduce our fifth guest of honor to you: Gary Erskine has worked in the comic industry for near thirty years for MARVEL, DC Comics, Vertigo, Dark Horse Comics, IMAGE, IDW and other companies with writers Mark Millar, Garth Ennis, James Robinson and Grant Morrison on books including The Unwritten, Hellblazer, War

We would like to introduce our guest Kim ten Tusscher. Kim ten Tusscher (1979) started her professional career as a documentary photographer. In all her projects, she looked for similarities between people and tried to invalidate prejudice. Writing proved a better way to express herself. In her stories, she combines well-written worlds and characters with

We would like to introduce our guest Francesco Verso Francesco Verso (Bologna, 1973) is a multiple-award Science Fiction writer and editor (3 Europe Awards, 2 Urania Awards, 2 Italy Awards, 1 Golden Dragon Award and 1 Galaxy Award). He has published: Antidoti umani, e-Doll, Nexhuman, Bloodbusters, Zendroide, Futurespotting and The Roamers (made of The Pulldogs and No/Mad/Land). Nexhuman and Bloodbusters have been published in the UK and in China. The Roamers has

We would like to introduce our guest Pam Hage. Pam Hage is a creative jack of all trades from the Netherlands with a passion for fantasy. She is an author, illustrator and cosplayer. Her debut novel “Sterrenduister” will be published in 2024, after having won the manuscript competition organised by Uitgeverij Zilverspoor. Where fantasy dominates

We would like to introduce our fourth guest of honor to you. Iris Compiet is a traditional artist and Illustrator from the Netherlands. She is the illustrator of The Dark Crystal Bestiary, winner of the 2020 Jack Gaughan Award for Best Emerging Artist, and a 2020 nominee for the Chesley Award for Best Gaming Related

We would like to introduce our guest Marieke Frankema. Marieke Frankema is best compared to a spider in a web, weaving all the different aspects of her life together. She writes, sings, acts, dances, teaches, is a voice actor and a mother and wife. Her passion lies in telling stories, on paper as well as