Who am I?
Flemish-Turkish author Tülin Erkan (b. 1988) grew up in Flanders (Belgium) with a French-speaking mother and an English-speaking grandmother, spending her summers with her father in Turkey. Her debut Honeyeater came out in 2021 and was shortlisted for three important literary prices in the Low Countries. She was the Dutch Language Union Writer-in-Residence UK for 23-24. Her debut makes clear that she experienced for herself what it is to become lost in multilingualism, the ruptures between mother tongue and fatherland. Her style is sensitive and precise, her analogies inventive.
She is currently working on her second novel and was selected as one of the upcoming Belgian writers for the European programme CELA 2024-2025 (Connecting Emerging Literary Artists).
She lives and works in Antwerp.
© foto: Wouter Van Vooren - ID Photo Agency
Literary Nominations
Longlist Boekenbon Literatuurprijs 2022
Shortlist De Bronzen Uil 2022
Shortlist De Boon fictie 2023
Translations
English and French sample texts, thanks to Flanders Literature: click here.
Translation rights: contact Julie Verhaert - julie.verhaert@pelckmansuitgevers.be