Benne van der Velde bio pic on Double Dutch magazine
Onno Maat editor artist in residence curator for Double Dutch magazine
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Benne van der Velde is a bad playwright, former rapper, writer, average singer, accomplished Dutch poet and more. Always needing more. Like founding this magazine. Here’s a list of his publications so far.

Some of his short sci-fi and fantasy stories have found their way to medium related websites, idem magazines and anthologies.

for a more elaborate bio click right here.

Onno Maat is a multimedia artist and co-editor of Double Dutch magazine; he paints, sculpts, plays guitar, makes videos and illustrations, and ventures often into the digital realm to create his art.

He has made content for videogames, created a ‘digital museum’ and has done various project with art collective Het Ongeboren Idee. Currently living in Leiden he engages with local artists in various projects about sustainability and diversity, always seeking to connect people and cultures.

This philosophy of connectivity and creativity, in the real world or in the digital space, is also what he brings into the classroom, where he teaches art to 12-16 year old high-schoolers.

Teo & Perla are our highly trained, uber professional Spanish human relations-, customer service- and overall emotional support team. Want something? Bring treats!

Simply indispensable:

A man wearing safety goggles and a welding helmet pushed up on his head, smiling, with long hair and beard, in an industrial setting.

Frans de Winter (24-08-1977) is an artist pur sang, having been classically schooled at the Royal academy of Art in Den Haag (1995-2000) and the Frank Mohr institute M.F.A. Painting in Groningen (2000-2001). His work has been exhibited internationally, one being a solo showing as part of the 2014 Geuzenpenning ceremony, and he curated multiple art exhibitions over the last 2 decades himself. His work has been part of multipleshowings. Click here for his many contributions to Double Dutch magazine so far!

A young woman with blonde hair and piercing smiles, standing in front of pink rhododendron flowers in bloom.

Lucy Olsman (she/her) is a 24 year old Dutch graduate of MA Creative Writing at UCC in Ireland, and the MA English Literature at RUG in the Netherlands. Her (‘Best of the net’ nominated) work has appeared in Motley Magazine, Double Dutch, Still Here, the Reprise, House of Arcanum, and Abyss Literary Magazine. She is currently based in Groningen, the Netherlands, and is looking to publish her novel Little Princess. The future might hold an ekphrastic literary magazine!

Click here for her many (past and upcoming) contributions (guest features/poetry/translations) to our magazine!