{"id":200070,"date":"2026-10-28T14:46:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T13:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=200070"},"modified":"2026-10-28T15:11:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T14:11:19","slug":"alan-van-der-lijn-wint-columnistenwedstrijd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/10\/28\/alan-van-der-lijn-wint-columnistenwedstrijd\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan van der Lijn wins columnists&#8217; competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Second-year law student Alan van der Lijn has won Erasmus Magazine&#8217;s columnists&#8217; competition. The jury chose his column &#8216;Private joke&#8217; as the winner out of 24 entries by students. From now on, he will write a monthly column for EM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Jan-Alan-van-der-Lijn_columnist_wedstrijd-2026_esther-dijkstra_exp-1600x1067.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Jan-Alan-van-der-Lijn_columnist_wedstrijd-2026_esther-dijkstra_exp-1600x1067.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1791471965 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Jan-Alan-van-der-Lijn_columnist_wedstrijd-2026_esther-dijkstra_exp-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1791471965 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Jan-Alan-van-der-Lijn_columnist_wedstrijd-2026_esther-dijkstra_exp-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1791471965 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Jan-Alan-van-der-Lijn_columnist_wedstrijd-2026_esther-dijkstra_exp-1280x854.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1791471965 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Jan-Alan-van-der-Lijn_columnist_wedstrijd-2026_esther-dijkstra_exp-1536x1024.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1791471965 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Jan-Alan-van-der-Lijn_columnist_wedstrijd-2026_esther-dijkstra_exp-2048x1366.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1791471965 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p>Alan van der Lijn and editor-in-chief Wieneke Gunneweg seal the deal.<\/p> <p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/esther-dijkstra\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Esther Dijkstra<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The jury was impressed by the balance between observations and thoughts in Alan&#8217;s column. &#8220;The writer does the best job of taking me into his surroundings and inner world. The column follows a pleasing thread from observations to thoughts&#8221;, says jury member and former EM columnist Giselle Maria Timmers. &#8220;The language has a lovely rhythm, which makes it easy to read. Student slang mixes well with full sentences.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alan studies law and will now write a column for EM every month. In his spare time, he is a member of Skadi and regularly goes to theatre performances. He grew up surrounded by art and literature. He finds inspiration for his writing in French Romanticism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his columns, Alan wants to take a romantic look at the small, everyday details of modern life in the big city, such as self-checkouts in the supermarket or doomscrolling on public transport. &#8220;I like observations that turn out to have something more behind them.&#8221; He is looking forward to getting started: &#8220;I&#8217;m already finding myself in situations where a voice in my head asks: could this be a column?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read Alan&#8217;s winning column below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">Een lijst met artikelen<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/actie-aletta_27.10.2026_tafel_groep_Annelien-Bredenoord_studenten_briefjes_2_Daan-Stam-460x460.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1793193614\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/actie-aletta_27.10.2026_tafel_groep_Annelien-Bredenoord_studenten_briefjes_2_Daan-Stam-460x460.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1793193614 460w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/actie-aletta_27.10.2026_tafel_groep_Annelien-Bredenoord_studenten_briefjes_2_Daan-Stam-115x115.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1793193614 115w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/actie-aletta_27.10.2026_tafel_groep_Annelien-Bredenoord_studenten_briefjes_2_Daan-Stam-230x230.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1793193614 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/10\/28\/actie-aletta-je-veilig-voelen-is-een-basisbehoefte\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tAction Aletta: &#8216;Feeling safe is a basic need&#8217;\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-10-28\">28 October 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSafety\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second-year law student Alan van der Lijn has won Erasmus Magazine&#8217;s columnists&#8217; competition. 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