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Nienke Van Hichtum-prijs
The Nienke van Hichtum-prijs (Dutch for Nienke van Hichtum Prize) is a biennial Dutch literary award for children's literature awarded by the Jan Campert-Stichting. The award is named after children's author Nienke van Hichtum and was first awarded in 1964. Annet Schaap with her book ''Lampje'' is the first author to have received this award with a debut novel. Winners * 1964 - Gertie Evenhuis, ''Wij waren er ook bij'' * 1971 - Tonke Dragt, ''Torenhoog en mijlenbreed'' * 1972 - Jaap ter Haar, ''Geschiedenis van de Lage Landen'' * 1973 - Paul Biegel, ''De twaalf rovers'' * 1975 - Miep Diekmann, ''Dan ben je nergens meer'' * 1977 - Wim Hofman, ''Wim'' * 1979 - Henk Barnard, ''Laatste nacht in Jeque'' * 1981 - Sonia Garmers, ''Orkaan en Mayra'' * 1983 - Imme Dros, ''En een tijd van vrede'' * 1985 - Willem Wilmink, ''Het verkeerde pannetje'' * 1987 - Peter van Gestel, ''Ko Kruier en zijn stadsgenoten'' * 1989 - Ienne Biemans, ''Lang zul je leven'' * 1991 - Mensje van Keul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Literature
Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's literature can be traced to traditional stories like fairy tales, that have only been identified as children's literature in the eighteenth century, and songs, part of a wider oral tradition, that adults shared with children before publishing existed. The development of early children's literature, before printing was invented, is difficult to trace. Even after printing became widespread, many classic "children's" tales were originally created for adults and later adapted for a younger audience. Since the fifteenth century much literature has been aimed specifically at children, often with a moral or religious message. Children's literature has been shaped by religious sources, like Puritan traditions, or by more philosophical and scienti ... [...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] |
Eva Gerlach
Eva Gerlach (born April 9, 1948) is a Dutch poet. She also writes under the name Margaret Dijkstra. Biography She was born in Amsterdam. In 1979, she published her first collection of poetry ''Verder geen leed'' (No Further Distress) in 1979. It was awarded the in 1981. In 2000, she received the P. C. Hooft Award for her work. In 1999 she won the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs for ''Hee meneer Eland''. Her work has appeared in various literary magazines and English translations of her poetry were included in the anthologies ''Women Writing in Dutch'' (1994) and ''Turning Tides'' (1994). In 2016 she won the Awater Poëzieprijs for her work ''Ontsnappingen''. Selected works * ''Dochter'' (Daughter), poetry (1984) * ''Domicilie'' (Domicile), poetry (1987) * ''De kracht van verlamming'' (The power of paralysis), poetry (1988) * ''Wat zoekraakt'' (What is lost), poetry (1994), received the Jan Campert Prize * ''Hee meneer Eland'', children's poetry (1998, received Nienke van Hichtum-pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rita Verschuur
Rita may refer to: People * Rita (given name) * Rita (Indian singer) (born 1984) * Rita (Israeli singer) (born 1962) * Rita (Japanese singer) * Eliza Humphreys (1850–1938), wrote under the pseudonym Rita Places * Djarrit, also known as Rita, a community in the Marshall Islands * 1180 Rita, an asteroid * Rita, West Virginia * Santa Rita, California (other), several places Film, television, and theater * ''Rita'' (1959 film), a 1959 Australian television play * ''Rita'' (2009 Italian film), a 2009 Italian film * ''Rita'' (2009 Indian film), a 2009 Marathi film directed by Renuka Shahane * ''Rita'' (TV series), a Danish television show * RITA Award, an award for romantic fiction * ''Educating Rita'', a 1980 stage play by Willy Russel ** ''Educating Rita'' (film), a 1983 British film based on that play *Rita Santos, an adult mermaid on the TV series ''Mako Mermaids'' Music * ''Rita'' (opera), an 1841 opera by Gaetano Donizetti Albums * ''Rita'' (Rita Yahan-Farouz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronica Hazelhoff
Veronica Hazelhoff (22 February 1947 – 1 July 2009) was a Dutch author of children's literature. Career Hazelhoff made her debut in 1981 with the book ''Nou moe!'' She won the Gouden Ezelsoor award as well as the Zilveren Griffel award for this book. Hazelhoff's first three books, ''Nou moe!'' (1981), ''Hierzo!'' (1982) and ''Auww!'' (1983), feature the same character, a young girl called Maartje. Hazelhoff received an award for two out of these three books as Hazelhoff won the Gouden Griffel award in 1984 for the book ''Auww!'' Many of Hazelhoff's later books would also feature female protagonists. She went on to win the Zilveren Griffel award two more times: in 1995 for the book ''Veren'' en in 2007 for her book ''Bezoek van Mister P.'' Hazelhoff based her book ''Bezoek van Mister P.'' on her own experience with rheumatism from which she suffered herself for most her life. Hazelhoff also won the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs in 1995 for her book ''Veren'' (1994). Her books h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annemie Heymans
The Annemie is a windmill located on the Boschdijk 1006 in Eindhoven, in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands. Built in 1891 on an artificial hill, the windmill functioned as a gristmill. The mill was built as a tower mill and its sails have a span of . The mill is a national monument (nr 14637) since 15 August 1972.Annemiein: Monumenten in Nederland - Noord-Brabant, Rijksdienst voor de Monumentenzorg/ Waanders Uitgevers, Zeist/Zwolle, 1997, p. 153 {{Dutch Windmills Windmills in North Brabant Rijksmonuments in North Brabant Buildings and structures in Eindhoven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margriet Heymans
Margriet Heymans (born 29 October 1932) is a Dutch writer and illustrator of children's literature. Heymans wrote and illustrated various books in collaboration with her sister Annemie Heymans, including ''Het poppenfeest'' (1971), ''De gele draad'' (1982), ''Adam Wortel krijgt bezoek'' (1986) and ''De prinses van de moestuin'' (1991). Early life Heymans was born in 1932 in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. After attending a gymnasium Heymans studied for two years at the ''School voor Kunst en Kunstnijverheid'' in 's-Hertogenbosch. She then moved to Amsterdam to study at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten. Career Heymans first published in 1958 in children's magazine ''Kris Kras''. Heymans has illustrated various books written by Dutch authors, including ''Annetje Lie in het holst van de nacht'' by Imme Dros and ''Ik was de zee'' by Ienne Biemans. Heymans received the Gouden Penseel award for her illustrations in ''Annetje Lie in het holst van de nacht'' and Heymans s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mensje Van Keulen
Mensje van Keulen (born 10 June 1946), pseudonym of Mensje Francina van der Steen, is a Dutch writer. Career Early in her career van Keulen made drawings, stories and poems for the magazine '' Propria Cures''. Van Keulen made her debut in 1972 with the book ''Bleekers zomer''. Van Keulen was editor of the magazine '' Maatstaf'' between 1973 and 1981. In 1986, van Keulen won the Zilveren Griffel award for her first children's book ''Tommie Station'' (1985). In 1991, she won the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs for her children's book ''Vrienden van de maan''. A few years later, she received a Vlag en Wimpel award in 1993 for her book ''Meneer Ratti''. For her entire oeuvre she won the Charlotte Köhler Prize in 2011. She also won the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 2014 for her entire oeuvre. Van Keulen's children's books have been illustrated by various illustrators, including Thé Tjong-Khing, Willem van Malsen and Jan Jutte. Some of van Keulen's work has been published under the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ienne Biemans
Ienne Biemans (born 15 August 1944) is a Dutch author of children's literature and children's poems. Career In 1989, Biemans won the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs for her book ''Lang zul je leven''. She also won a Vlag en Wimpel award that year for this book. In 1990, she won the Zilveren Griffel for her book ''Ik was de zee''. In 2013, she also won a Vlag en Wimpel award for her book ''Waar was Hans?''. Biemans' books have been illustrated by various illustrators, including Margriet Heymans and Mance Post. Biemans also translated several books into Dutch, including the book ''Der Mann im Jasmin'' (1971) by Unica Zürn and ''Der gefrorene Prinz'' (1997) by Christine Nöstlinger. Publications * 1985: ''Mijn naam is Ka. Ik denk dat ik besta'' (illustrated by Mance Post) * 1988: ''Lang zul je leven'' (illustrated by Mance Post) * 1989: ''Ik was de zee'' (illustrated by Margriet Heymans) * 1992: ''Het Akke-Takke-kistje'' (illustrated by Margriet Heymans) * 1993: ''Jetje'' (illust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Van Gestel
Peter van Gestel (3 August 1937, Amsterdam – 1 March 2019, Amsterdam) was a Dutch writer. Career Writing Van Gestel made his debut in 1962 with ''Drempelvrees'', a collection of stories. He received the Reina Prinsen Geerligsprijs for this book. In 1976, he published the book ''Ver van huis'' under the pseudonym Sander Joosten. He made his debut in children's literature with ''Schuilen onder je schooltas'' in 1979. He received the Vlag en Wimpel award for this book. He received the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs 1987 for his book ''Ko Kruier en zijn stadsgenoten'' (1985) with illustrations by Peter van Straaten. For his children's book ''Winterijs'' he won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2002 as well as the Gouden Griffel 2002 award and the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs 2003. He became the first to be awarded these three awards for a single book. ''Winterijs'' tells the story of a ten year old living in Amsterdam in the winter of 1947 developing a friendship with a Jewish boy. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem Wilmink
Willem Wilmink (; Enschede, 25 October 1936 – 2 August 2003) was a Dutch poet and writer. He was best known for the large number of songs he wrote for popular children programs and his accessible, straightforward poetry. Life and career Wilmink was born in Enschede and studied Dutch and history at the University of Amsterdam. From 1960 to 1978, he taught modern literature at the same university. He wrote many songs for musicals and wrote a number of novels for young adults. At first he mainly wrote for adults, but later mainly for children. His first publication was in 1966: ''Brief van een Verkademeisje'' (Eng: "letter from a Verkade girl"). His poem "Ben Ali Libi," inspired by Dutch Jewish magician Michel Velleman, who was murdered at the Sobibor extermination camp, has become one of his most famous poems. From 1970, he formed a writers' collective, together with Karel Eijkman, Hans Dorrestijn, Ries Moonen, Fetze Pijlman and Jan Riem. They contributed a lot to televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imme Dros
Imme Dros (born 26 September 1936, Oudeschild, Texel) is a Dutch writer of children's literature. Life Dros grew up on the island of Texel. She studied Dutch in Amsterdam. There she met her husband Harrie Geelen, with whom she had three children. As a homemaker, she wrote her first book in 1971. Her husband has illustrated several of her books. She currently resides in Hilversum. Work In the 1970s, Dros wrote books mainly about animals. Young adolescents were her main theme in the 1980s, during which time she also shifted towards writing for a younger audience. From the 1990s on she made the classic works of Homer and other Greek mythology stories into new forms. For example, her book ''Odysseus : een man van verhalen'' describes how Odysseus attempts to return home after the Trojan War. It is written in a rather poetic style of writing. Many of her works have received awards from Dutch literary critics. Dros has twice won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs for best children ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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