You’ll Have to Scream LOUDER! 2025

Emma Zuiderveen is a scientist, poet, and writer. She studied chemistry and recently completed her PhD in environmental science. Her debut novel De rest is naakt (The Rest is Naked) was published earlier this year by Publisher Prometheus. In her poetry, she translates technical language about climate and the environment into a sensory and literary form, and with presentations on trout, she seeks to gain sympathy for the animal.

Jan Wester (1995) is a writer and sculptor. He studied philosophy at the University of Amsterdam and Art and Language at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy. He also participated in the Slow Writing Lab of the Dutch Literature Fund and was part of the Paris Residency of deBuren. His visual artwork was featured at LekArt 2021 and OBJECT Rotterdam. His debut novel Koeman was released in August at Uitgeverij Pluim. During the festival, his work will be translated into Italian by Daniela Gentile.

Mira Aluç (1993) studied visual art and philosophy. She has published essays and short stories in De Gids, Tirade, De Revisor, and De Nederlandse Boekengids. In 2022, she was a finalist for the Joost Zwagerman Essay Prize. She was previously included in Rebel Rebel, an anthology of new talent – Tzum called her story one of the best.

In early 2025, her debut novel Sprokkelaars was released by Publisher Atlas Contact. In this deeply human novel, Mira Aluç raises fundamental questions about identity, social inequality, and work. Which experiences shape you, and can you ever truly leave them behind? Above all, with Sprokkelaars, she paints a vivid and tender portrait of people in a twilight world.

Twan Vet (1998) writes poetry and prose. He also writes for cabaret and theatre. With these different approaches to literature, he always brings a surprising and authentic element to his work. His poems have been published in various literary magazines and newspapers such as Het Liegend Konijn, Hollands Maandblad, Revisor, DW B, and NRC. Twan has performed at literary festivals such as Dichters in de Prinsentuin. In June 2025, his debut poetry collection Troostpogingen was published by De Bezige Bij. In the coming years, he is working on a novel and a non-fiction book.

Robin Kramer (1990) is a writer. His debut collection, Achtertuinen (Backyards), was published by Uitgeverij Oevers. His short stories have appeared in Tirade, De Revisor, and Kluger Hans. He has also published essays and poems.

Seventeen-year-old SEREYNA is an all-round DJ from Amstelveen, focusing on R&B, hip-hop, old school, new wave, and afro. In 2025, she won the regional and then national DJ competition of the creative platform Kunstbende. She has been DJing since 2023 and is active at various venues in the region, including Hermanos, Boothstock Festival, and multiple times at P60, as well as various events at Melkweg. What sets her style apart is her refusal to cling to a single genre or trend. Instead, she prefers to read the crowd and tailor her set to the vibe. She blends well-known hits with less obvious tracks to see what resonates, always aiming to build atmosphere and energy. With two years of experience, SEREYNA is in the process of finding her own unique sound.

Nothing truly ends or begins inside Future Husband’s cinematic synthesis of synth-pop, neo-soul and indie rock. The group, made up entirely of songwriters and multi-instrumentalists, is spearheaded by Adura Sulaiman alongside Kike Zwagerman, Ivar Otten, Gino Buragevic, and Twan de Roo. They project a tasteful canvas of tension-and-release in melody, texture and voice. Future Husband’s music acts almost like a portal between heaven and earth… with some smooth-as-silk bass action to weld it all together.

Future Husband is a band built on years of friendship, bringing a raw and immersive energy to every performance. Their music has carved out space at festivals like Best Kept Secret and Noorderslag, and has taken them across borders, including standout performances throughout Europe and the UK.

2024 saw Future Husband play 45 shows, self-release Terra under their own label, and make waves at Eurosonic Noorderslag. Now, they’re gearing up for their biggest year yet. With the last pre-album single, The Party, dropping on March 28th and their full-length debut Confused Kids arriving on May 2nd, the band is stepping into a new era. Their upcoming headline tour will bring the heartfelt heat of their live show to venues across the Netherlands

Lin An Phoa (1995) is a poet and performer. She studied Linguistics and Multilingualism and writes with a critical, hopeful pen. In her work, she explores how language, poetry, and the stage can be welcoming spaces, with room for underrepresented perspectives. Her texts have been published in De Revisor, the anthology Stip op de Horizon, and on various stages, including Mensen Zeggen Dingen, ILFU, and past editions of Crossing Border. In 2019, she participated in Poetry Circle and in 2024, she joined the Paris Residency of Vlaams-Nederlands Huis deBuren. Lin An is currently part of the talent development program at Wintertuin. In the upcoming edition of You’ll Have to Scream LOUDER!, she will co-moderate the program with poet Sophia Blyden.

Sophia Blyden is a poet, program maker, and studied Modern Dutch Literature in Leiden. She is a programmer for Oerol, serves on the Advisory Board for the Dutch Literature Fund, and curates programs for Mensen Zeggen Dingen. Her debut collection Dobberen was published in 2024 by Uitgeverij Querido. During the upcoming edition of You’ll Have to Scream LOUDER!, she will co-moderate the program alongside poet Lin An Phoa.

Roan Kasanmonadi (1995) is a Rotterdam-based poet and spoken word artist. He works as a physician in training to become a psychiatrist and previously studied Contemporary Dance at the Fontys Dance Academy. He made his literary debut in September 2024 with the poetry collection Vuurbloem, published by Lebowski Publishers, in which he writes about being a millennial, the desire to escape the world, and video games. The collection earned him a nomination for the C. Buddingh’ Prize. In 2024, he was one of the Paris residents selected by deBuren and one of the winners of De Situatie. For the past few months, he has been an editor at the literary magazine De Revisor.

Selin Öztekin (1999) is a spoken word artist from Rotterdam. She sees poetry as a space where identity, memory, and imagination intersect. What started as an attempt to navigate between two cultures has evolved into an artistic practice in which words move between whisper and call, between knowing and searching.

In 2017, she was a finalist for Jonge Dichter des Vaderlands. Since then, she has shared her work on stages such as the Poetry International Festival, Mensen Zeggen Dingen, Museumnacht010, Ziel is de Kust in Curaçao, and Bevrijdingsfestival 2025 for Spraakuhloos. She has participated in two seasons of Poetry Circle 010, where she deepened her voice through performance and collective creation. Whether she is performing on a festival stage or in an intimate setting, Selin uses words to make space for stories that are often left unspoken.

Puck Füsers writes poetry, essays, poetic prose, and other texts that resemble poetry. She also enjoys collaborating with other disciplines, such as audio, film, and dance. Her texts have been published in Kluger Hans, Hard//hoofd, and Notulen van het Onzichtbare. She has performed at events like Poetry International, Dichters in de Prinsentuin, Frontaal, and the Wintertuinfestival. In addition to her writing, Puck is pursuing a research master's in Comparative Literary Studies at Utrecht University. Her new chapbook will be published in late November 2025 by Wintertuin.