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Boekensleutel
The Boekensleutel is a Dutch literary award infrequently awarded by the Dutch organisation Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek. The Boekensleutel is awarded to books that stand out due to their genre, techniques used or for reasons that aren't traditionally covered by other literary awards. Books that are translated into Dutch are also eligible for the award. Winners * 1979: Virginia Allen Jensen (''Wat is dat?'') * 1981: Dagmar Hilarová and Miep Diekmann (''Ik heb geen naam'') * 1986: Virginia Allen Jensen (''Pak me dan'') * 1988: Janet and Allan Ahlberg ('' De puike postbode'') * 1992: Catharine Roehrig (''Spelen met hiërogliefen'') * 1996: Lucy Cousins (''Het huis van muis'') * 2000: Joan Steiner (''Je gelooft je ogen niet'') * 2012: Javier Sáez Castán and Miguel Murugarren (''Het Dierelirium van Professor Revillod: geïllustreerde almanak der dierenwereld'') * 2019: Ted van Lieshout Ted van Lieshout (born 21 December 1955) is a Dutch poet and write ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miep Diekmann
Miep Diekmann (26 January 1925 – 9 July 2017) was a Dutch writer of children's literature. Early life Diekmann was born in 1925 in Assen. Her father worked in the military and as a result the family moved several times: Diekmann moved to Kampen, Overijssel, Kampen in 1928, to Vreeland in 1930 and in 1934 to Willemstad, Curaçao where she lived until 1939. Career Dutch Caribbean Her early life in Curaçao would become the source of inspiration for several children's books, including ''De boten van Brakkeput'' (1956), ''Padu is gek'' (1957) and ''De dagen van Olim'' (1971). In 1956 she won the Gouden Griffel, Kinderboek van het jaar literary award for her book ''De boten van Brakkeput'' and the story was turned into a Radio drama, radio play in 1959. Together with Alice van Romondt and Liesbet ten Houten she helped found Aruban publishing company Charuba in 1984 in cooperation with Dutch publishing company Leopold (publisher), Leopold. Between 1981 and 1988 she stayed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collectieve Propaganda Van Het Nederlandse Boek
The Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek (CPNB, "Collective Promotion for the Dutch Book") is a Dutch organization that includes representatives of bookstores and publishers, whose goal is to promote Dutch literature. History and activities The organization has been active since 1930. One of its main activities is organizing the annual Boekenweek (since 1932), a week-long, nationwide promotional event of Dutch books for adults and children. During Boekenweek the buying public is presented with the ''Boekenweekgeschenk'' ("Book Week Gift"), a free book given to purchasers of another Dutch-language book (above a certain value), or to those who become a member of a library. For the ''Boekenweekgeschenk'', a Dutch author is commissioned by the CPNB; the sole exception to date was the 2001 selection, ''Woede'' ("Anger") by Salman Rushdie. There is a parallel ''Kinderboekenweekgeschenk'' ("Children's Book Week Gift") for children's literature, which takes place during the ''Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jolly Postman
''The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters'' is an interactive children's picture book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. The innovative project required five years to complete, and much discussion with both the publisher Heinemann and the printer before it was issued in 1986. The first subject heading assigned by WorldCat is "Toy and movable books". Little, Brown published a U.S. edition in the same year. ''The Jolly Postman'' has sold more than six million copies, Allan Ahlberg told ''The Guardian'' in 2006. It made innovative use of envelopes to include letters, cards, games and a tiny book. Alternatively, The Jolly Postman is a series of three books including 1991 and 1995 sequels to ''The Jolly Postman, or Other people's letters''. In the U.K., the first book won the Red House Children's Book Award and the Kurt Maschler Award. The second book won the 1991 Greenaway Medal for British children's book illustration. Summary ''The Jolly Postman'' follows an unnamed mail carrier as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Van Lieshout
Ted van Lieshout (born 21 December 1955) is a Dutch poet and writer of children's literature. He has won numerous awards for his work. Early life Van Lieshout was born in 1955 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Van Lieshout studied ''Beeldende Kunsten en Vormgeving'' between 1975 and 1980 at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. Until 1990 he was part-time teacher at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. After graduating van Lieshout made drawings for the newspaper ''NRC Handelsblad'' as well as magazines such as ''Avenue'' and ''Blauw Geruite Kiel'', the youth magazine of ''Vrij Nederland''. He also contributed to the television shows ''Het Klokhuis'' and ''Sesamstraat''. He became a full-time writer in 1990. Career In 1995, he won the Gouden Griffel award for his book ''Begin een torentje van niks''. This was the first time this award was given for a work of poetry. Van Lieshout won the Zilveren Zoen for his book ''Gebr.'' He also won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literary Award
A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Many awards are structured with one organization (usually a non-profit organization) as the presenter and public face of the award, and another organization as the financial sponsor or backer, who pays the prize remuneration and the cost of the ceremony and public relations, typically a corporate sponsor who may sometimes attach their name to the award (such as the Orange Prize). Types of awards There are awards for various writing formats including poetry and novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as science fiction or politics). There are also awards dedicated to works in individual languages, such as the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (Spanish), the Camões Prize (Portuguese), the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Allen Jensen
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most-populous city, and Fairfax County is the most-populous political subdivision. The Commonwealth's population was over 8.65million, with 36% of them living in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. The area's history begins with several indigenous groups, including the Powhatan. In 1607, the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent English colony in the New World. Virginia's state nickname, the Old Dominion, is a reference to this status. Slave labor and land acquired from displaced native tribes fueled the growing pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
