Patrick Bernauw (b. 1962, Erembodegem) tells stories … as a writer, screenwriter, director and performer. Since his debut in 1981, he has built up a versatile oeuvre with novels, essays, poetry, plays and radio and television scripts. He was active as a radio play director, editor-in-chief of Historische Verhalen<\/em> and now, with his non-profit organization De Scriptomanen<\/em>, runs a digital publishing and production house for audiobooks, among other things.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n He also taught the creative writing course at the Academy of Performing Arts in Aalst and the Mechelen Conservatory until the summer of 2025.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n His prose often explores the boundary between fact and imagination. In historical faction-thrillers like Mysteries of the Lamb of God, The Blood of the Lamb or The Illuminati Conspiracy, he weaves Flemish history and mystery into magical-realist narratives. His juvenile novels, such as In het Teken van de Ram<\/em> (with Guy Didelez), have also won awards and been translated into several languages.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n