About

Josje Weusten holds a PhD in literary studies and is an alumna of the Faber Academy London. She teaches literature, poetry and creative writing at Maastricht University, the most international university of the Netherlands.

Although Josje makes a living as a lecturer, she is, first and foremost, a writer. She has written various essays, short stories and poems in English and Dutch, as well as a non-fiction book on motherhood in literary fiction. She aims to write tongue-in-cheek, thought provoking fiction dealing with current questions of identity, taking to heart Oscar Wilde’s words that ‘A truth in art is that whose contradictory is also true.’

Her first literary novel is to be published by Sparsile Books in fall 2024. Heated discussions with her wonderful students and colleagues have inspired her to write it. Her experiences as a mother of two delightful and powerful teenage girls, and as a daughter of a strong single working mum, have fed into the book as well.

Josje is currently working on her second novel and a collection of short stories.