The C. Buddingh'-prijs (Dutch for C. Buddingh' Prize) is an annual
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. Ma ...
for the best debut poetry collection in Dutch. The award is given by
Poetry International and is named after Dutch poet
C. Buddingh'
Cornelis "Kees" Buddingh' (7 August 1918 – 24 November 1985) was a Dutch poet, TV-presenter, translator. Amongst others he translated ''A Clockwork Orange'' and the complete works of William Shakespeare into Dutch. His son Wiebe Buddingh‘ l ...
. The award was first given in 1988 and the award is given during the
Poetry International Festival in Rotterdam.
, the winner of the prize receives 1,250.
Winners
* 1988:
Elma van Haren, ''Reis naar het welkom geheten''
* 1989: Not awarded
* 1990:
Tonnus Oosterhoff
Tonnus Oosterhoff (Leiden, 18 March 1953) is a Dutch poet and writer.
Biography
Born in Leiden, Tonnus Oosterhoff spent most of life in the Dutch province of Groningen. He studied Dutch literature and linguistics at the University of Groningen. ...
, '' Boerentijger''
* 1991:
Michaël Zeeman
Michaël Zeeman (12 September 1958 – 27 July 2009) was a Dutch journalist, author, editor, columnist and literary critic. He received the C. Buddingh'-prijs, given annually for the best debut in Dutch poetry (named for C. Buddingh'), for ''Beeld ...
, ''Beeldenstorm''
* 1992:
Anna Enquist
Anna Enquist (born 19 July 1945) is the pen name of one of the more popular authors in the Netherlands, Christa Widlund-Broer. She is known for both her poetry and her novels.
Biography
Born in Amsterdam, Enquist studied piano at the music acade ...
, ''Soldatenliederen''
* 1993:
Herman Leenders, ''Ogentroost''
* 1994:
F. van Dixhoorn
François Henricus Anthonie van Dixhoorn (born 17 June 1948) is a Dutch poet.
Career
Van Dixhoorn made his debut with the poetry collection ''Jaagpad / Rust in de tent / Zwaluwen vooruit'' in 1994. He won the C. Buddingh'-prijs for this debut. ...
, ''Jaagpad''
* 1995:
Joke van Leeuwen, ''Laatste lezers''
* 1996:
Henk van der Waal
Henk van der Waal (born 1960) is a Dutch poet.
Early life
Van der Waal studied philosophy at the University of Amsterdam.
Career
Van der Waal has worked as a journalist, a translator and as a teacher at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie.
In ...
, ''De windsels van de sfinx''
* 1997:
Pem Sluijter
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* Pem Sluijter (1939–2007), Dutch poet
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Engineering
*Plastic encapsulated ...
, ''Roos is een bloem''
* 1998:
Erik Menkveld, ''De karpersimulator''
* 1999:
Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer (born 17 January 1968) is a Dutch poet, novelist, polemicist and classical scholar. He was born in Rijswijk, Netherlands, and studied, lived and worked in Leiden, and he moved permanently to Genoa, Italy, in 2008.
Biogra ...
, ''Van de vierkante man''
* 2000:
André Verbart, ''98''
* 2001:
Mark Boog, ''Alsof er iets gebeurt''
* 2002:
Erwin Mortier
Erwin Mortier (born 28 November 1965) is a Dutch-language Belgian author. Spending his youth in Hansbeke, he later moved to nearby Ghent, where he became city poet (2005–2006).
He wrote as a columnist for newspapers like ''De Morgen'' and pub ...
, ''Vergeten licht''
* 2003:
Jane Leusink
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* Jane (surname), related to the given name
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* ''Jane'' (1915 film), a silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd
* ''Jane'' (2016 film), a South Korean drama fil ...
, ''Mos en gladde paadjes''
* 2004:
Maria Barnas
Maria Barnas (born 28 August 1973, Hoorn) is a Dutch writer, poet and artist.
Awards
* 2004 C. Buddingh'-prijs voor nieuwe Nederlandstalige poëzie' for 'Two Suns' ('Twee zonnen, 2003 De Arbeiderspers)
* 2009 J.C. Bloem-poëzieprijs for 'A City ...
, ''Twee zonnen''
* 2005:
Liesbeth Lagemaat, ''Een grimwoud in mijn keel''
* 2006:
Willem Thies, ''Toendra''
* 2007:
Bernard Wesseling
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The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brave ...
, ''Focus''
* 2008:
Wiljan van den Akker, ''De afstand''
* 2009:
Mischa Andriessen
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Men
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* Mikhail Mischa Bakaleinikoff (1890–1960), Russian-born musical director, Hollywood film composer and conduc ...
, ''Uitzien met D''
* 2010:
Delphine Lecompte, ''De dieren in mij''
* 2011:
Lieke Marsman
Lieke Marsman (born 25 July 1990) is a Dutch poet. She is the Dutch Poet Laureate Dichter des Vaderlands/nowiki>">Dichter des Vaderlands">Dichter des Vaderlands/nowiki> for the period 2021 to 2023.
Biography
Marsman was born in Den Bosch and ...
, ''Wat ik mijzelf graag voorhoud''
* 2012:
Ellen Deckwitz
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People named Ellen include:
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*Ellen A ...
, ''De steen vreest mij''
* 2013:
Henk Ester
Henk is a Dutch male given name, originally a short form of Hendrik. It influenced "Hank" which is used in English-speaking countries (mainly in the US) as a form of "Henry". People named "Henk" include:
Academics
*Henk Aertsen (born 1943), Dutc ...
, ''Bijgeluiden''
* 2014:
Maarten van der Graaff
Maarten van der Graaff (born 14 October 1987) is a Dutch poet.
Career
Van der Graaff made his debut with ''Vluchtautogedichten'' (2013). He won the C. Buddingh'-prijs in 2014 for this debut. He received the J.C. Bloem-poëzieprijs for his s ...
, ''Vluchtautogedichten''
* 2015:
Saskia Stehouwer Saskia is a Germanic feminine given name. There are at least two different sources of the name. One is of North German and Northeast Netherlands origin, where it originally meant "a Saxon woman" ( metathesis of "Saxia").
Notable people with the nam ...
, ''Wachtkamers''
* 2016:
Marieke Lucas Rijneveld, ''Kalfsvlies''
* 2017:
Vicky Francken, ''Röntgenfotomodel''
* 2018:
Radna Fabias Radna may refer to:
*Radna, Sevnica, Slovenian settlement
*Radna, a village in Lipova, Arad County, Romania
See also
*Ratna (disambiguation)
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, ''Habitus''
* 2019:
Roberta Petzoldt, ''Vruchtwatervuurlinie''
* 2020:
Jens Meijen, ''Xenomorf''
* 2021:
Wout Waanders, ''Parkplan''
* 2022:
Maxime Garcia Diaz, ''Het is warm in de hivemind''
* 2023:
Alara Adilow, ''Mythen en stoplichten''
References
Dutch poetry awards
Awards established in 1988
1988 establishments in the Netherlands
First book awards
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