Welcome to the Reading Realm!
Letters, words, sentences
Fantasy worlds that rattle your senses
Old book smells, fluttering pages
Tales with dragons, orcs, and mages
Gather round, get overwhelmed
By the riches of the Reading Realm!
This zone bundles many of the booths, products and opportunities that will excite any book lover. Check the info below to get a good overview!
Book publishers & stores
Het Schrijverscollectief
When local talents band together, something new and exciting erupts. Have these fantasy experts give you advice on writing or go home with a magical ‘home-grown’ book.
ReadMore Publishing House
A young publishing house dedicated to offering readers affordable books that deeply resonate, boasting a strong social message and exceptional design. Tied to long-time FACTS contributor and author Dimitri Balcaen.
De Boekenvos
A publishing house that specialises in digital novellas, both in e-book format and audiobook format. They started in early 2022 and publish stories in a wide range of genres.
Magic Galaxies
The Intergalactic Book Recycling Company is setting up shop in the Reading Realm, to offer you books pre-owned and pre-loved by fellow geeks.
Butterfly & Bees
Three authors, David Van Avermaete, Emma Van Damme, & F.R. Bauwens, teamed up to bring you amazing fantasy books and to aspire to publish your stories.
De Kremkoll
Hundreds of used books looking for a new home. Rescue some from the shelves and put them on your own!
Comic Stores
House of M Comics
Looking for US comic books? Then this should be your first stop. Dive into their dizzyingly wide collection and make a heroic return.
French Comics Lovers
A die-hard fan and collector who loved to travel the world to track down the best vintage and key comics. And now he’s selling them to you!
Comic Consult: Exclusives
This shop presents a huge amount of exclusive variant comics for the Benelux, and to the FACTS visitor. Dive in for a treasure hunt!
Dirty Freddy
A vast array of surprising comic books.
Reading Accessories
Blue Illusion Art
Book related art & trinkets, ranging from pins and earrings to artsy book sleeves and something called ‘storytelling tea’. Intriguing, isn’t it?
Lil Magic Store
Hand-made girly bookish items from all kinds of fandoms. Once Upon a Time, Barbie, Marvel, even K3. Take a look!
Oktoberdots
Books, creativity, and all things autumn & Halloween. If you have a soft spot for creative DIY with a spooky theme, then check this out!
Bibliowax
This creator specialises in dragging fictional characters & places into reality, and into candles & wax melts. Spruce up your book shelves!
Lucky Duckling
To summarize this booth in two words: ‘Mead and Read’. Grab some honey wine and a combine it with a book for the ultimate reading experience.
The Tea Coven
Reading is cool, but with the right cup of tea for the occasion, it gets extra magical. Choose your brew from dozens of fragrant options!
Authors and artists
Iris De Vee
She writes emotional, magic-filled stories about sisterhood, power, and the courage to choose your own path. Her duology The Twelve Cities Saga is out now, and she’s already working on more worlds to get lost in.
Benjamin Wuyts
Author of the ‘Welcome and Goodbye, Earth’ scifi saga and ‘Under the Skin’. Let him take you on a journey that blends space opera, serialised storytelling and a love of nostalgia and pop culture.
Hasker Brouwer
This Dutch creative director is the creator of Any Veniya and captures fantasy in his art in a very unique way.
K.C. Pedersen
One of the most established fantasy authors of our time. With her ‘De Laatste Lichtwachter’ trilogy and original movie scripts, she is ready to conquer the world. Remember the name!
Writing, fantasy, & scifi panels on stage!
Keep an eye out for panels, workshops, and other talks by experts
on the Reading Realm stage in the Geek Market.
Book Trade Shelves
We’re installing a book trade closet at FACTS with a ‘Take a one, give a one’ approach. Find out what the FACTS community has donated and bring your own contribution to this pop-up library. It’ll have something for all ages, so bring your own favourite stories and inspire your peers!