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 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 ...

for her book ''Lang zul je leven''. She also won a

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award that year for this book. In 1990, she won the

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for her book ''Ik was de zee''. In 2013, she also won a

award for her book ''Waar was Hans?''. Biemans' books have been illustrated by various illustrators, including

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and Mance Post. Biemans also translated several books into Dutch, including the book ''Der Mann im Jasmin'' (1971) by

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and ''Der gefrorene Prinz'' (1997) by

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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

) * 1992: ''Het Akke-Takke-kistje'' (illustrated by Margriet Heymans) * 1993: ''Jetje'' (illustrated by Margriet Heymans) * 1993: ''Koning, Nar en Hartenvrouw'' (including

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, Lydia Rood,

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and

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) * 2001: ''Met mĳn rechteroog dicht, mĳn linkeroog open'' (illustrated by Margriet Heymans) * 2003: ''Engeltje, bengeltje'' (illustrated by

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) * 2003: ''Onder de maan'' (illustrated by Margriet Heymans) * 2006: ''Paperasje'' (illustrated by

Jan Jutte Jan Jutte (born 1 October 1953) is a Dutch illustrator of children's literature. He received the Gouden Penseel award several times for his work. Career Jutte made his debut as illustrator in 1983 with his illustrations in Annie M. G. Schmi ...

) * 2008: ''Paperasje ging op reis'' (illustrated by Jan Jutte) * 2010: ''Rosa en de wonderschoenen'' (illustrated by Ceseli Josephus Jitta) * 2012: ''Waar was Hans?'' (illustrated by Ceseli Josephus Jitta)

Translations

Biemans translated the following books into Dutch: * 1987: ''De man in jasmijn'' (''Der Mann im Jasmin'', 1971, by

) * 1991: ''De bevroren prins'' (''Der gefrorene Prinz'', 1997, by

) * 1992: ''De twaalf dagen van Kerstmis'' (''The twelve days of Christmas'', 1992, by Dorothée Duntze)

Awards

* 1989:

, ''Lang zul je leven'' (illustrated by Mance Post) * 1989:

, ''Lang zul je leven'' * 1990:

, ''Ik was de zee'' (illustrated by

) * 2013:

, ''Waar was Hans?'' (illustrated by Ceseli Josephus Jitta)

References

External links

Ienne Biemans
(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 ...

Ienne Biemans
(in Dutch), jeugdliteratuur.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Biemans, Ienne 1944 births Living people Dutch children's writers Dutch women children's writers Nienke van Hichtum Prize winners 20th-century Dutch women writers 21st-century Dutch women writers