NEW RELEASE SEPTEMBER 2025
Berlin Bar Stories
Photo: Philipp Böegle
Meet the Writer
Nathalie Dewalhens is a Belgian-born author whose work
explores the intricate landscape of human desire, grief, and
transformation. Her debut novel, BERLIN BAR STORIES,
emerged from a decade of living in Berlin. During her Berlin
years, while guiding tourists through the city, she authored
500 HIDDEN SECRETS OF BERLIN (Luster Publishers, Ant-
werp), which became a go-to guide for visitors seeking an
alternative angle to the city. In 2019, she self-published YOUR
BODY, MY POEM, combining intimate photographs with erotic
poetry.
Her poems, written in English and Dutch as well as in French,
have popped up in various literary publications.
Now based near Granada, Spain, she works as a intimacy coach as well as workshop
leader , both online and in-person, ranging from intimate
writing circles to deep-dive explorations of love, sexuality or shadow work.
The 500 Hidden Secrets of Berlin
The 500 Hidden Secrets of Berlin is the perfect book for those who wish to discover the city, but avoid all the usual tourist haunts, as well as for residents who are keen to track down the city's best-kept secrets.
Your Body, My Poem
“Your body, my poem” came out of the visceral need of Machig to bring some conscious kinky sexuality in contemporary poetry.
2025 dates
- September 1: Launch of BERLIN BAR STORIES
- OCTOBER 11: Book launch in BERLIN TBC
- OCTOBER 22: Book launch in Magoulades, CORFU, GREECE – Mandala House
- OCTOBER 23-25: SENSUALISE YOUR WRITING. Writing workshop with Alison Pilling in CORFU, GREECE
- OCTOBER 31: Book launch in Linguaglossa, SICILY, ITALY – Ater Tumti
- NOVEMBER 15: Book launch in Granada TBC
- 1st – 29th of November: Space to write – 29k in 29 days (with Alison Pilling)- online
Publications and Prizes
Articles on film and eco-travelling different Belgian magazines (Feeling etc.)
Second prize for an essay on writer and situationist Raoul Vaneigem in WEL.
Poem “zoenen” in VERZAMELBUNDEL 27ste POËZIEPRIJS BOONTJE 2022
500 Hidden Secrets of Berlin (Luster Publishers)
Your Body, my Poem (self published). 2019
Short story ‘Alicia’ in SEPIA (1 illustrator/34 writers)
Current and Ongoing
Killing for love: theatre play (Dutch/English)
Tante Didi (a memoir)
Berlin Bar Stories: novel (English)
Collection of erotic poetry (Dutch & English) – part 2.
