Signe Maene is a Belgian writer of stories mainly inspired by Flemish folklore, and she shares her passion for this frightening yet wonderful world on Substack. She is the author of Flemish Folktales Retold and The Witches of Flemish Folklore. Another short story collection, The Witch’s Child, is coming soon. Signe has worked on several folkloric projects for the Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast.
Her work has been published in The Copperfield Review, The Seelie Crow and Atrium Poetry, among others. When Signe is not writing, she is sewing, reading, or walking around in dark churches, haunted forests and the melancholic streets of Belgium’s medieval cities.
She lives with her husband and three cats in a wooden cottage constantly being amazed by the multitude of birds, martens, hedgehogs, and many other critters frequenting the family garden.
Books
Short Stories & Poetry
- The Haunted in Salt & Mirrors & Cats, Vol. I.
- The Witches’ Circle in The Seelie Crow, Issue 3.
- Women’s March on Versailles, published in The Copperfield Review in November 2018. Read here.
- Grandmother’s hairpin in Atrium Poetry.
- A short piece of fiction for Prompety Prompt.
Audiodrama
- The Haunted by The Salt & Mirrors & Cats Podcast
- ‘Naart Stuyck’ part of Ghostlore an audiofiction anthology by The Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast, edited by Lyndsey Croal.
- Snowed In, an audiodrama for Christmas 2020, co-written with Charis McRoberts and The Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast.
- ‘The Fairy Tree‘ part of Through the Trees, an anthology about forests and woodlands by The Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast.
- Selkie an audiodrama by The Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast.
Articles
- Magic and Objects of Enchantment in Flemish Folklore and Fairytales in Speculative Insight.
- Lawbreakers in the Folklore of Flanders in The Seelie Crow, Issue 4.
- Werewolves in the Folklore and History of Flanders in SuperstitionSaturday.
- Chickens and Roosters in Flemish Folklore in SuperstitionSaturday.
- Letter to the Anonymous 18th Century Figure that Helped me Find Folklore in The Fjordhammer Project.
- A Flemish Fairy Tale Retelling: The Man Who Needed Good Luck in SuperstitionSam.
Interviews
- Grafspraak Aflevering 111: Flemish Folktales Retold. Interview in Dutch.
- The Folklore of Animals, Beasts and Familiars by The Alternative Stories and Fake Realites Podcast
- Folklore Edition, a discussion about Folklore by The Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast.
- Selkie Preview a bonus episode about folklore and writing an audiodrama by The Alternative Stories and Fake Realities Podcast
