Clavis, Clavis Publishing or Clavis Media is a
Flemish
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publishing house
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of children's books based in Hasselt, Belgium with additional offices in Amsterdam and New York City. The company is the largest publisher of Dutch-language children's literature.
History
The company was founded in 1981 by the family Werck and the company published its first children's book in 1984.
The company has published many books by Dutch and Flemish authors and illustrators, including
Guido Van Genechten,
,
,
Ed Franck
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,
,
Kolet Janssen,
,
Stefaan Van Laere,
Gerard van Gemert,
Patrick Lagrou,
,
Betty Mellaerts,
Maria Heylen,
,
Marleen Mutsaers,
Patrick Bernauw and
Marc de Bel.
In February 2011, director Philippe Werck was replaced by Willy Vanden Poel after years of complaints by authors and illustrators regarding late payments.
In July 2011, the Werck family bought back their ownership stake in Clavis from the investment firm LRM (minority shareholder in the company) and Philippe Werck became CEO again.
In 2018 Philippe transferred his stake to his daughters Kristien and Sigrid.
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.clavisbooks.com
Publishing companies of Belgium
Publishing companies established in 1981
1981 establishments in Belgium
Companies based in West Flanders