Radna Fabias

Radna Fabias (1983, Curaçao/Netherlands) was born and raised in Curaçao and graduated from HKU University of the Arts Utrecht. She debuted as a poet with Habitus (2018), which won major poetry awards in the Netherlands and Belgium, including the Herman de Coninck Prize and the Grote Poëzieprijs. In 2019, she was hailed as the Dutch literary talent of the year by De Volkskrant. Fabias’ work is known for its versatility in both content and style. Habitus has been translated into English, French, Spanish, Arabic, and German. Fabias is also a translator of poetry, including works by Warsan Shire and Nobel laureate Louise Glück.

The poet is part of the European poetry platform Versopolis, supported by the Creative Europe program.