Valentijn Hoogenkamp
The Netherlands
Valentijn Hoogenkamp (1986) is a Dutch artist and writer. His debut novel, Het aanbidden van Louis Claus, received rave reviews and was nominated for the Anton Wachter Prize. His coming-of-gender memoir Antiboy has been published in the Netherlands, India, the United Kingdom, the United States, Spain and Slovenia.
He also made Antiboy the podcast, about gender identity and orientation in all its shapes and sizes, and writes for De Groene Amsterdammer, de Volkskrant and NRC. Alongside writing, he makes drawings and works with textiles and ceramics.