jacques de decker grant - ode to curiosity

Are you a curious young artist with a passion for words? Do you want to bring a breath of fresh air to the literary field? Do you have an innovative idea to stimulate enthusiasm for literature? Then we can help you!

Brussels is a recalcitrant city with 181 nationalities and just as many days of rain per year. A city where almost all the world's languages ​​are spoken somewhere. A city with more than one million inhabitants and at least as many stories.

This grant is an initiative of Passa Porta to honour the boundless curiosity of our former president Jacques De Decker. Following in the footsteps of this bilingual bridge-builder, we want to fuel enthusiasm for literature across linguistic borders. Since 2021, the grant has given young creators the chance to keep literature alive with an innovative project.