Mike has published flash fiction, short stories and longer work in various anthologies and magazines in the Netherlands and Belgium, including Cerberus, Manifesto Bravado, Wonderwaan, Ator Mondis and Babel-SF and Verschijnsel anthologies such as Ragnarok and Zwarte Zielen (Black Souls). Obviously he lives in the Netherlands, in Hilversum which is close to Amsterdam. He has won awards for best new author and best author in the King Kong Award in 1991 and 1992 respectively as well as an honorable mention for a submission to the Australian Altair Magazine launch competition in 1998. Recently he has won several Dutch language writing competitions, of which Fantastels 2012 was most important. His first English story collection is "Ophelia in My Arms", with the Fantasy novel "The Failing God" out in 2014. Mike publishes regularly in various English language ezines and anthologies with more than 50 publications since 2012. He has since achieved membership of the HWA. Major influence on Mike's writing was Glen Cook (The Black Company and Dread Empire series), but also Iain Banks, Tais Teng, Vernor Vinge, George R.R. Martin and many more.

End of 2013 - Shortlist Azra Magazine's "Half full or half empty" story contest
3rde7 September 2013 - 3rd in literary prize of the Cultural Festival of the city of Baarn

7 August 2013 - Editor's Choice Award for "Brood Carnival" in JWK Fiction's "Serial Killers Tres Tria"sktt

7 August 2013 - nominated for the literary prize of the Cultural Festival of the city of Baarn

17 April 2013 - received a nomination for the City2Cities travel stories competition

7 April 2013 - First Prize in Fantastels 2012 for the story 'De Koperen Oase' (translation: The Copper Oasis)

2012 - SaBi's story forum's Thor Story contest first place for the story 'De Ragnarok Interrupt'

September 1st of 2012 Mike Jansen wins the Literary Prize of Cultural Festival of the city of Baarn in the Netherlands.
mayor hands Mike Jansen the Baarn Culture Prize

2012 - Jury award for best story "Conjunctieve Eenheid" in the Literary Prize of Cultural Festival of the city of Baarn

2012 - Audience award for best story "Conjunctieve Eenheid" in the Literary Prize of Cultural Festival of the city of Baarn

1998 - Honorable Mentions from Australian Altair Magazine in their launch contest

1992 - King Kong Award for the story "Retrometheus" co-authored with Paul Harland

1991 - Rob Vooren Aanmoedigingsprijs for the story "Duivelse Goddelijkheid"