Kristien Dieltiens (born 27 September 1954) is a Flemish author.

Career

Dieltiens made her debut in 1997 with ''De gouden bal''. For her book ''Olrac'' (2000) she won the Prijs van de Kinder- en Jeugdjury Vlaanderen in 2002. For her 50th book ''Kelderkind'' Dieltiens won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs in 2013. The book draws inspiration from the life of Kaspar Hauser, a German youth who claimed to have grown up in the total isolation of a darkened cell. In 2012, Dieltiens also won the West-Vlaamse Provinciale Prijs Letterkunde for this book and it was also nominated for a Boekenleeuw. Her son

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Awards

* 2002: Prijs van de Kinder- en Jeugdjury Vlaanderen, ''Olrac'' * 2012: West-Vlaamse Provinciale Prijs Letterkunde, ''Kelderkind'' * 2013: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs, ''Kelderkind'' * 2014: Kleine Cervantes, ''Kelderkind''

References

External links

Kristien Dieltiens
(in Dutch), Digital Library for Dutch Literature
Kristien Dieltiens
(in Dutch), jeugdliteratuur.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Dieltiens, Kristien 1954 births Living people Flemish women writers Woutertje Pieterse Prize winners 20th-century Belgian women writers 21st-century Belgian women writers Writers from Antwerp