Els Beerten (born 27 March 1959) is a

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writer of children's literature.

Career

Beerten made her debut in 1987 with the book ''Scènes''. In 2004, she received the Gouden Zoen award for her book ''Lopen voor je leven''. In 2009, she won the

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 awar ...

, the

Boekenleeuw The Boekenleeuw is a Flemish literary award for the best book in children's literature by a Flemish author. History The ''Referendumprijs voor Vlaamse kinder- en jeugdboeken'' award was established in 1962. In 1986 this award was replaced b ...

and the Gouden Boekenuil awards for her book ''Allemaal willen we de hemel'' (2008), a story that takes place during World War II. She also won the Lavki-prijs voor het Jeugdboek in 2011 and the Prijs van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor Jeugdliteratuur in 2013 for this book. Her books have been illustrated by various illustrators including Kristien Aertssen,

Geert Vervaeke Geert is a Dutch given name of Germanic origin, equivalent to the German Gerd and the English Gerry. The name is a condensed form of Gerard, itself a combination of the Germanic words ''ger'' (spear) and ''hard'' (strong or brave) meaning "strong ...

and Fred de Heij.

Awards

* 2004: Gouden Zoen, ''Lopen voor je leven'' * 2009:

, ''Allemaal willen we de hemel'' * 2009:

, ''Allemaal willen we de hemel'' * 2009: Gouden Boekenuil, ''Allemaal willen we de hemel'' * 2011: Lavki-prijs voor het Jeugdboek, ''Allemaal willen we de hemel'' * 2013: Prijs van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor Jeugdliteratuur, ''Allemaal willen we de hemel''

References

External links

Els Beerten
(in Dutch),

Digital Library for Dutch Literature The Digital Library for Dutch Literature (Dutch: Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren or DBNL) is a website (showing the abbreviation as dbnl) about Dutch language and Dutch literature. It contains thousands of literary texts, second ...

Els Beerten
(in Dutch), jeugdliteratuur.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Beerten, Els 1959 births Living people Belgian children's writers 20th-century Belgian writers 21st-century Belgian writers 20th-century Belgian women writers 21st-century Belgian women writers Belgian women children's writers Boekenleeuw winners Nienke van Hichtum Prize winners