Erwin Mortier (born 28 November 1965) is a Dutch-language Belgian author. Spending his youth in Hansbeke, he later moved to nearby Ghent, where he became city poet (2005–2006). He wrote as a columnist for newspapers like De Morgen and published several novels: Marcel (1999) – My Fellow Skin – Shutter Speed – While the Gods Were Sleeping (2008) Collections of his poetry were published from 2001 on. Among the literary prizes awarded to Mortier there are debut prizes in Belgium and in the Netherlands for Marcel, in 2002 the C. Buddingh' prize for his debut in poetry, and in 2009 the AKO Literatuurprijs for While the Gods Were Sleeping. Mortier came out of the closet with A plea for sinning, a collection of essays (2003). Other non-fiction included Evenings on the Estate: Travelling with Gerard Reve (2007), and A farewell to Congo: Back to the equator with Jef Geeraerts (2010). He translated war prose by Ellen N. La Motte, Mary Borden and Enid Bagnold in Dutch, and produced the first Dutch translation of Virginia Woolf's Between the Acts. References External links Author's website (Partly in English) "Under the skin of an awkward awakening" book review of My Fellow Skin by Kathleen Marshall, in Scotland on Sunday, 2 November 2003 "Memories made flesh" by AS Byatt in The Guardian, 22 November 2003 (on My Fellow Skin) Shutterspeed cover art and synopsis "While the Gods Were Sleeping" at OverDrive.com A Letter to the lad I used to be - Online Essay by Erwin Mortier at Upcoming4.me 1965 births Living people Belgian non-fiction writers Belgian male novelists 20th-century Belgian novelists 21st-century Belgian novelists Flemish poets Gay poets Gay novelists War writers Belgian gay writers Belgian LGBT poets Belgian LGBT novelists 20th-century Belgian male writers 21st-century Belgian male writers C. Buddingh' Prize winners Male non-fiction writers