The Nienke van Hichtum-prijs (

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for Nienke van Hichtum Prize) is a biennial Dutch literary award for

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awarded by the Jan Campert-Stichting. The award is named after children's author

Nienke van Hichtum Sjoukje Maria Diderika Troelstra-Bokma de Boer (13 February 1860 – 9 January 1939), better known under her pseudonym Nienke van Hichtum, was a well-known Frisian Dutch children's author and translator. From 1888 to 1904, she was married t ...

and was first awarded in 1964. Annet Schaap with her book ''Lampje'' is the first author to have received this award with a

debut novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to p ...

Winners

* 1964 - Gertie Evenhuis, ''Wij waren er ook bij'' * 1971 -

Tonke Dragt Antonia "Tonke" Johanna Willemina Dragt (born 12 November 1930) is a Dutch writer and illustrator of children's literature. Her book '' De brief voor de Koning'' was chosen by CPNB as the best Dutch youth book of the latter half of the twentieth ...

, ''Torenhoog en mijlenbreed'' * 1972 - Jaap ter Haar, ''Geschiedenis van de Lage Landen'' * 1973 -

Paul Biegel Paulus Johannes "Paul" Biegel (; 25 March 1925 – 21 October 2006) was a successful and prolific Dutch writer of children's literature. Biography Paul Biegel was born in Bussum in 1925. His father, Hermann Biegel, was of German descent, and ow ...

, ''De twaalf rovers'' * 1975 -

Miep Diekmann Miep Diekmann (26 January 1925 – 9 July 2017) was a Dutch writer of children's literature. Early life Diekmann was born in 1925 in Assen. Her father worked in the military and as a result the family moved several times: Diekmann moved to K ...

, ''Dan ben je nergens meer'' * 1977 -

Wim Hofman Wim Hofman ( Oostkapelle, February 2, 1941) is a Dutch author. After elementary school he joined the seminary in Sterksel, because he wanted to become a missionary. He started writing books early, and published his first novel, "Welwel, de zeer ...

, ''Wim'' * 1979 - Henk Barnard, ''Laatste nacht in Jeque'' * 1981 - Sonia Garmers, ''Orkaan en Mayra'' * 1983 -

Imme Dros Imme Dros (born 26 September 1936, Oudeschild, Texel) is a Dutch writer of children's literature. Life Dros grew up on the island of Texel. She studied Dutch in Amsterdam. There she met her husband Harrie Geelen, with whom she had three chil ...

, ''En een tijd van vrede'' * 1985 -

Willem Wilmink Willem Wilmink (; Enschede, 25 October 1936 – 2 August 2003) was a Dutch poet and writer. He was best known for the large number of songs he wrote for popular children programs and his accessible, straightforward poetry. Life and career Wilmi ...

, ''Het verkeerde pannetje'' * 1987 -

Peter van Gestel Peter van Gestel (3 August 1937, Amsterdam – 1 March 2019, Amsterdam) was a Dutch writer. Career Writing Van Gestel made his debut in 1962 with ''Drempelvrees'', a collection of stories. He received the Reina Prinsen Geerligsprijs for ...

, ''Ko Kruier en zijn stadsgenoten'' * 1989 -

Ienne Biemans 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 for her book ''Lang zul je leven''. She also won a Vlag en Wimpel award that year f ...

, ''Lang zul je leven'' * 1991 -

Mensje van Keulen Mensje van Keulen (born 10 June 1946), pseudonym of Mensje Francina van der Steen, is a Dutch writer. Career Early in her career van Keulen made drawings, stories and poems for the magazine ''Propria Cures''. Van Keulen made her debut in 197 ...

, ''Vrienden van de maan'' * 1993 -

Margriet Heymans Margriet Heymans (born 29 October 1932) is a Dutch writer and illustrator of children's literature. Heymans wrote and illustrated various books in collaboration with her sister Annemie Heymans, including ''Het poppenfeest'' (1971), ''De gele dra ...

and

Annemie Heymans The Annemie is a windmill located on the Boschdijk 1006 in Eindhoven, in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands. Built in 1891 on an artificial hill, the windmill functioned as a gristmill. The mill was built as a tower mill and its sails hav ...

, ''De prinses van de moestuin'' * 1995 -

Veronica Hazelhoff Veronica Hazelhoff (22 February 1947 – 1 July 2009) was a Dutch author of children's literature. Career Hazelhoff made her debut in 1981 with the book ''Nou moe!'' She won the Gouden Ezelsoor award as well as the Zilveren Griffel award for ...

, ''Veren'' * 1997 -

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, ''Vreemd land'' * 1999 -

Eva Gerlach Eva Gerlach (born April 9, 1948) is a Dutch poet. She also writes under the name Margaret Dijkstra. Biography She was born in Amsterdam. In 1979, she published her first collection of poetry ''Verder geen leed'' (No Further Distress) in 1979. It ...

, ''Hee meneer Eland'' * 2001 -

Ted van Lieshout Ted van Lieshout (born 21 December 1955) is a Dutch poet and writer of children's literature. He has won numerous awards for his work. Early life Van Lieshout was born in 1955 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Van Lieshout studied ''Beeldende Kunst ...

, ''Zeer kleine liefde'' * 2003 -

, ''Winterijs'' * 2005 -

Bart Moeyaert Bart Peter Boudewijn Moeyaert (born 9 June 1964) is a Belgian writer. Early life Moeyaert was born in 1964 in Bruges as the youngest of seven brothers. He is named after the character Bartje in the book series by Anne de Vries and after Baudo ...

, ''Dani Bennoni'' * 2007 -

, ''Diep in het bos van Nergena'' * 2009 -

Els Beerten Els Beerten (born 27 March 1959) is a Flemish 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 ...

, ''Allemaal willen we de hemel'' * 2011 - Benny Lindelauf, ''De hemel van Heivisj'' * 2013 - Jan Paul Schutten, ''Het raadsel van alles wat leeft'' * 2015 -

Anna Woltz Anna Woltz (born 29 December 1981) is a Dutch writer of children's literature. Early life Woltz was born in 1981 in London, United Kingdom. Her father is Wout Woltz who was the editor-in-chief of ''NRC Handelsblad'' between 1983 and 1989. ...

, ''Honderd uur nacht'' * 2017 - Annet Schaap, ''Lampje'' * 2019 - Gideon Samson, ''Zeb.'' * 2021 - Erna Sassen, ''Zonder titel''

References

External links

Nienke van Hichtum-prijs laureates
(in Dutch), Jan Campert-Stichting {{lit-award-stub Dutch literary awards Children's literary awards Dutch children's literature 1964 establishments in the Netherlands Awards established in 1964