Awards and nominations

2025

• Anthology 9000 levens
  My story Anna's superkracht was selected for this anthology by EdgeZero
• Anthology Alice: Nieuwe avonturen in Wonderland
  My stories Reflectie infectie, Een kwestie van perspectief and De liefde achterna? were selected for this anthology by Poespa Producties
• Anthology De vondst
  My stories Brief aan Rob and Dubbelganger were selected for this anthology by EdgeZero
• Weirdo's: print magazine
  • My story In het hol van de bureaucraten was published in the March issue
• Out of this World: online publications
  My stories Het beest and De burgers van Taronië made the selection for publication on OOTW.
• Furious Fiction (a monthly challenge by the Australian Writers' Centre)
  • January: my story "Two Bargains for the Price of One Soul" made the longlist.

2024

• Mollie Savage Memorial Writing Contest
  Third place with the story Vanishing Kin; publication in Toasted Cheese Literary Magazine
• Spaceports & Spidersilk: print magazine
  My story Ants From Space was featured in the June issue of this magazine
• Every Day Fiction: online magazine
  My story Just As He Wanted made the selection
• HSF: print magazine
  My story Niet van deze wereld was featured in issue 2024/2.
• Fantastische Vertellingen: print magazine
  My story Ogen zo blauw was featured in issue 71.
• SF Terra: print magazine
  My story Ruimtemieren (the Dutch version of Ants From Space) was featured in the May issue.
• In Tenebris: print magazine
  My story Het gat dat ook een put was was featured in #3 of this magazine
• Writing contest 'Die ene zomer' by Marceline de Waard
  My story Terug naar Elverdinge made the shortlist of stories that will be published in Marceline's yearly eBook
• Katwijkse schrijfwedstrijd "Bij ons in de familie"
  Winner with the story Oom Willy's verjaardagsfeest; publication in the local newspaper
• Writing contest Bibliotheek Lubbeek
  My story Het opstapje won fourth place
• Verhaal van de maand:
  My story De geruchten over mijn dood made the longlist
• Anthology Bang voor spoken?
  Seven contributions were selected for this publication: Spookdiagram, De interventie, Seance, Kattenkwaad, De ballade van Sarah Winchester, Dode mensen, and Schrijnwerk.
• Anthology Grimdark in de polder
  My story De genadeslager was selected for this anthology by EdgeZero
• Anthology Niet van deze wereld
  My stories De aarde draait door and Afscheid van een heldin were published in an anthology by EdgeZero and OOTW
• Weirdo's: print magazine
  • My story The Great Reset was published in the March issue
  • My story Precies zoals hij het wenste was published in the June issue
  • My stories November and Verdommenis were published in the September issue
  • My story De professionele pechvogel was published in the December Issue
• Wedstrijd "Bij ons in de familie" Stichting Cascade / Bibliotheek AanZet (Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht)
  Winner with the story Hoe ik zijn ouders leerde kennen
• Anthology Contact
  My story Geen connectie made the selection
• Portulaan: print magazine
  My short story Uit de mist der middeleeuwen was published in this magazine
• Furious Fiction (a monthly challenge by the Australian Writers' Centre)
  • January: my story "The Disaster Employee" made the longlist.
  • April: my story "Thunder and Lightning" made the longlist.
  • June: my story "June and August" made the longlist.
  • December: my story "The Unborn Child" made the longlist.
• Out of this World: online publications
  My stories Zo vader, zo zoon, Het kan vriezen, het kan dooien, De drie broers, De aarde draait door, Robots aan de macht, and Enkele reis made the selection for publication on OOTW.
• Verhalen uit vreemde oorden: online publications
  My story Romeo de hond en Julia de kat made the selection for publication.
• Zeevonk: a movie by Domien Huyghe, with Ingeborg Willaert & Bruno Lowagie as executive producers
  • Bulbul Children's International Film Festival, India (Jan 9, 2024 – Jan 13, 2024): Saar Rogiers wins Best Actress, Domien Huyghe wins Best Director
  • Ensor Awards, Ostend, Belgium (Feb 3, 2024): nominated for best film and best screenplay; winner audience award

2023

• Thé Tsjong-Khing schrijfwedstrijd: winner
  My story "Heksen hebben mijn hond ontvoerd" won the first prize in a contest in honor of the 90th birthday of the famous illustrator Thé Tsjong-Khing
• Zeevonk: a movie by Domien Huyghe, with Ingeborg Willaert & Bruno Lowagie as executive producers
  • Berlinale Generation Kplus, Germany (Feb 16, 2023 – Feb 26, 2023): Special Mention
  • BUFF Malmö, Sweden (Mar 11, 2023 – Mar 17, 2023): Winner European Children's Film Association Award
  • Barnefilmfestivalen Kristiansand, Norway (Apr 25, 2023 – Apr 30, 2023): Special Mention
  • Młode Horyzonty Festiwal, Poland (30 Sep, 2023 – 8 Oct. 2023): European children’s film association award & The film educators group Special Mention
  • Film Festival for Children & Youth, Isfahan (7 Oct, 2023 – 12 Oct, 2023): Golden Butterfly for Best Director
  • Kyiv International Film Festival Molodist (21 Oct, 2023 – 29 Oct, 2023): Special Mention
  • Boğaziçii Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey (8 Dec, 2023 – 16 Dec, 2023): Saar Rogiers wins Best Actress
• Furious Fiction (a monthly challenge by the Australian Writers' Centre)
  • April: my story "The Day Jay Stopped Jaywalking" made the longlist.
  • May: my story "The Tourist Trap" made the longlist.
  • July: my story "The Great Reset" made the longlist.
  • August: my story "House of Cards" made the longlist.
  • November: my story "The Three Wishes" made the longlist.
  • December: my story "A Mouse Called Elephant" made the shortlist.
• Out of this World: online publications
  My stories "Monodroom", "Het middelste meisje", "Heksen hebben mijn hond ontvoerd", "Komkommernijd" and "Een modern kerstverhaal" made the selection for publication on OOTW.
• Verraad, writing contest LetterRijn: longlist nomination
  I made the longlist of 29 authors in the writing contest, but my story didn't make the top 20.
• Brieven aan Startende Ondernemers: publication
  Contains a letter in which I describe three things I learned watching the television series House MD.
• Meer dan menselijk: publication
  My stories "De sterfelijke god" and "Verloren paradijs" were published in an anthology that is sold to raise money for the Dutch Association for Autism (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Autisme).
• Weirdo's: publication
  My stories "Anates ex machina" and "Dat zijn zorgen voor gisteren" were published in the December issue of the Flemish literary magazine Weirdo's.

2022

• Gerard Vermeerschprijs 2022: winner
  I won the first prize with my column "Droomoord"; the theme of the contest was "Moord of droom" ("Murder or dream")
• Black-out, writing contest LetterRijn: publication
  My thriller story "De vergeten moord" made won 4th place and will be published in an anthology along with fourteen other stories.
• Louterend Vuur, writing contest Godijn Publishing: publication
  The stories "Zelfhulpgroep voor pyromanen" and "De tranen van Cyrano" won 6th and 10th place, and were published in an anthology along with 20 other stories that made the shortlist.
• Eilanders: publication
  The story "De archipel" made the selection of 13 "Sunday Stories" and will be published in an anthology.
• Beestachtig leuke schrijfwedstrijd by fantasize.nl
  Selected as one of 15 nominees on the long longlist with the story "Hoe Konkelfoes zijn leven redde"

2021

• IIVII contest by Consouling Sounds
  Third place with the story "Objectief Natuur" / "Destination Nature"
• De man van de markt, writing contest Godijn Publishing: publication
  The story "Zolang de schapen blaten" won 12th place and was published in an anthology along with 24 other stories that made the shortlist
• Morietur in armis, writing contest Godijn Publishing: publication
  The story "Sakura" won 11th place and was published in anthology with medieval stories along with 23 other stories that made the shortlist.
• Vlaams fruit, writing contest Godijn Publishing: publication
  The story "Aantwaarken" was one of the 17 stories that were selected for publication.
• Verlangen: publication
  The story "De ex-minnaar" made the selection of 13 "Sunday Stories" and will be released in an anthology published by Ambilicious.

2020

• Een zwarte roos op het plein, writing contest Godijn Publishing: publication
  The story "Omwille van Melrose" made the shortlist of 24 stories.
• Et in Ventum, writing contest Godijn Publishing: publication
  The story "Het land van de vrijheid" made the shortlist of 25 stories.
• Het gebeurde op een zondag: publication
  The story "Waar het verstand niet bij kan" made the selection of 13 "Sunday Stories."
• Zonderlingen, writing contest Godijn Publishing: made the longlist
  The story "De alchemist" was nominated for the SciFi&Fanta sy Award in Arnhem.
• Zonderlingen, writing contest Godijn Publishing: publication
  The story "Spiegelpunt" was nominated for the SciFi&Fantasy Award in Arnhem and was published in the SciFi&Fantasy anthology "Zonderlingen".
• Australian Writers' Centre, Furious Fiction contest March 2020
  Made the longlist with the story "Reflection Infection"

2019

• Gorcumse Literatuurprijs: winner
  The story "Opa 75" won the first prize in the category "short story; 20+"
• Summer writing contest "Die ene zomer" organized by De Wereldwijven in cooperation with the Editio Online Schrijversacademie: winner
  First prize with the story "Rups-wordt-pop-wordt-vlinder
• Schrijvenonline contest "Weg": winner + publication
  First prize with the story "Afscheid van een heldin"
• LetterRijn verhalenwedstrijd: publication
  The story "De houdbaarheid van rattenvergif" made the selection for publication in the thriller-writing contest "Met de beste bedoelingen" ("With the best intentions")
• Godijn Publishing: 8th place and publication
  The story "Jonker Galgenaas" made the selection of 25 medieval short stories published in the book Et Ille
• Schrijfwolf: 4th place + publication as ebook
  The story "Jeremia 29:11" made the top 5 of the SciFi/Fantasy writing contest organized by the library of Dilbeek
• Sweek's Very Short Story contest: April 2019 finalist + publication
  The story "The Empty Palace" was one of the finalists in the #MicroPalace contest. It was published in part 4 of the "Sweek Flash Fiction Book" series
• Sweek's Very Short Story contest: April 2019 finalist + publication
  The story "Oceaanwees" was one of the finalists in the #MicroBoot contest. It was published in part 7 of the "Sweek Zeer Korte Verhalen Boek" series.
• 55 woorden schrijfwedstrijd: publication
  Publication of the very short story "Robots aan de macht" in the fourth Dutch "55 word stories" bundle, released on the occasion of the "week of the book" (March 23 to 31).
• 18.02 Publishing verhalenwedstrijd: finalist
  The story "De sterfelijke god" was one of the 11 winners selected for publication, but we didn't come to an agreement regarding the license to publish the story.
• 120w, writing contest "Depression": made the shortlist
  The story "Ochtendritueel" made the top 5 out of the 168 stories that were submitted
• Stichting Poesia, writing contest "Winterherinnering": made the shortlist
  The story "De slag bij Roncevaux" was selected for publication in the winter edition of the Literary Magazine "Poesia"
• Voorleesverhalen, writing contest Lieve Hart: made the longlist
  Selected on the longlist for publication with the story "Het middelste meisje"
• Rafels, writing contest Godijn Publishing: made the longlist
  Selected on the longlist for publication with the story "Interposa heeft u nodig!"
• Creatief Schrijven, writing contest "Het Groot Dictee heruitgevonden"
  Honorable mention for the story "Victors dilemma"
• Australian Writers' Centre, Furious Fiction contest September 2019
  Made the longlist with the story "Meeting the parents"
• Australian Writers' Centre, Furious Fiction contest November 2019
  Made the longlist with the story "Jury Duty"

2018

• European Business Awards 2017/18:
  National Champion for Belgium in the category "Growth Strategy of the Year"
• Inc. 5000 Europe:
  Ranked #4475
• American Business Awards 2018:
  Finalist "Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year"; winner Bronze Stevie
• International Business Awards 2018:
  Finalist "Most Innovative Company of the Year - Up to 100 Employees"; winner Silver Stevie

2017

• European Business Awards 2016/17:
  National Champion for Belgium in the category "Business of the Year (turnover 0-22M)"
• Computable IT Person of the Year 2017:
  Nominee
• Inc. 5000 Europe:
  Ranked #4764
• American Business Awards 2017:
  Finalist "Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year"; winner Bronze Stevie
• International Business Awards 2017:
  Finalist "Most Innovative Company of the Year"; winner Silver Stevie

2016

• European Business Awards 2015/16:
  National Champion for Belgium in "The RSM Entrepreneur of the Year Award" as well as National Public Champion (winner of the public vote).
• American Business Awards 2016:
  Finalist "Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year"; winner Bronze Stevie
• Inc. 5000 Europe:
  Ranked #1308
• Entrepreneur Awards 2016:
  nominee in the category "Founder of the Year" (Winner: Jurgen Ingels)
• Flanders Investment and Trade Export Lion 2016:
  Nominee
• International Business Awards 2016:
  Finalist "Most Innovative Company of the Year"; winner Silver Stevie
• Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 2016:
  40th place in Belgium

2015

• Data News Awards for Excellence 2015:
  Nominee "ICT Personality of the Year" (winner: Jurgen Ingels)
• Hermes Creative Awards 2015:
  Arketi Group wins Gold Award for "iText Gets a New Look" in the category Design/Logo
• Best in Biz Awards International 2015:
  Product of the Year (small or medium business)
• American Business Awards 2015:
  Finalist "Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year"; winner Bronze Stevie
• Inc. 5000:
  Ranked #1666
• Trends Business Tour 2015:
  Nominee
• Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 2015:
  2nd place in Belgium
  143rd place in the EMEA region
• Computable IT Person of the Year 2016:
  Nominee
• JavaOne Rock Star Award 2015:
  Winner
• Invested in the movie Couple in a Hole
  5 wins and 5 nominations

2014

• BelCham Entrepreneurship Awards 2014:
  Winner "Most Promising Company of the Year"
• Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 2014:
  1st place in Belgium: in 2014, iText was the fastest growing technology company in Belgium
  28th place in the EMEA region
• Trends Business Tour 2014:
  Nominee

2013

• Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 2013:
  3th place in Belgium; 10th place in the Benelux
  53rd place in the EMEA region

2004

• Michel Casteelsprijs (cursiefjeswedstrijd Gentse Feesten):
  My story "Sharon Stone" won second place.

1995

• Cursiefjeswedstrijd Gentse Feesten:
  My story "Gentse beesten" won third place. Unfortunately, this story is lost (it's probably somewhere on a 3½-inch floppy disk, but I don't have a disk drive anymore).
• Liefdesbriefwedstrijd "Les frères de Jacques":
  My letter "Brief aan een Engel" won a nomination (top 3, but not the 1st place).

1994

• Literaire schrijfwedstrijd van de stad Harelbeke:
  My story "Icarus Falling" won first place.

1993

• Vertelwedstrijd "Het Narrenschip" (Radio 2):
  My stories "Huwelijk en Hoeren" and "Moederhart" won a nomination (top 3, but not the 1st place). Unfortunately, the story "Moederhart" was lost (it's probably somewhere on a 3½-inch floppy disk, but I don't have a disk drive anymore).

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