Gé Ansems

Gé Ansems (1948) is a theatre actor by trade. During his theatre days, he was closely involved in the founding of the neighbourhood newspaper Transvaal in the 1970s. He served as editor-in-chief and wrote children's stories for this newspaper. In 1975, he started working as a journalist for the Hague newspaper Het Vaderland, then worked as an editor for the monthly magazine Kinderen and later joined the then daily newspaper Het Binnenhof as a journalist. After his time as editor at Het Binnenhof, he joined the Haagsche Courant as an editor.

He has also always been active as a writer and poet and has published poetry and prose in various literary magazines. In 1996, he published two short stories in the collection “12 Pareltjes” (12 Pearls) by Servicepost publishers. In 2003, he made his debut with his poetry collection “Glooiing in het laagland” (Sloping in the Lowlands) and in 2009, his poem “Zeezicht” (Sea View) was included in the anthology “De zee is van iedereen” (The Sea Belongs to Everyone). In the years that followed, his poems were included in various anthologies. He has his own storytelling performance, “De Slangfluit” (The Snake Flute), in which he makes generous use of theatrical devices. In the early 1980s, Ansems participated in the radio play “De Hobbit” (The Hobbit), based on Tolkien's book of the same name, which was broadcast by the NCRV.

In 2006, his first book was published, entitled “Dikke Tot en de Geinkwezels” (Fat Tot and the Geinkwezels). Macc has now published three of his books, including two from the Dikke Tot series and, most recently, the first part of the Castlefest Kronieken (Castlefest Chronicles), a fantasy series set at the famous Castlefest festival. Gé Ansems distinguishes himself through his humorous and inventive writing style.

He is currently working hard on the third part of the Dikke Tot series.