Frank Tazelaar Cultural Entrepreneur | Literary Advocate | Educator With over twenty years of executive experience in publishing, community building, and education, Frank Tazelaar is a prominent cultural entrepreneur based in the Netherlands. He is the founder and director of WINTERTUIN (De Nieuwe Oost), a literary production house dedicated to talent development for emerging writers. Through WINTERTUIN, Frank organizes literary festivals, produces podcasts and books, and facilitates various online publications and activities. More information can be found at wintertuin.nl. In addition, Frank is the founder and coordinating director of CELA (Connecting Emerging Literary Artists), a significant European literary project that includes 14 partners from 12 countries, funded by Creative Europe. Details about CELA are available at cela-europe.com. As the founder and head teacher at the BA in Creative Writing at ArtEZ University of the Arts, Frank collaborates with a talented team of writers and editors to nurture and mentor hundreds of aspiring writers. More about this program can be viewed here. A visionary in both literary and performance arts, Frank is also a co-owner of Hijman Ongerijmd, an independent bookstore and library established in 1895. Learn more at hijmanongerijmd.nl. Furthermore, he serves as the co-founder and board chairman of ZAAFI ARTS, an organization based in Accra, Ghana, committed to promoting artistic collaboration and cultural exchange in West Africa.