Klaske Hiemstra

Who is Klaske Hiemstra?

Klaske Hiemstra is a Frisian-language writer.

As a child of Frisian parents, Hiemstra grew up bilingual. From the age of eight, she published in Dutch in the children's section of the Frisian newspaper Friese Koerier. Studying Dutch language and literature at university, she chose modern Frisian literature as her secondary specialisation.

Hiemstra started to write in the Frisian language in 1997, when she was asked to be a member of It Skriuwersboun, the Frisian writers' association. Since 31 December 2009 she has been a columnist at the news site of the Ried fan de Fryske Beweging, the Council of the Frisian Movement.