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Elma van Haren (born 29 August 1954) is a Dutch poet.


Career

In 1988, she made her debut as poet with ''Reis naar het welkom geheten''. She won the very first
C. Buddingh'-prijs The C. Buddingh'-prijs (Dutch for C. Buddingh' Prize) is an annual literary award for the best debut poetry collection in Dutch. The award is given by Poetry International Web, Poetry International and is named after Dutch poet C. Buddingh'. The ...
for this collection of poems. She went on to publish various poem collections including ''De wankel'' (1989), ''Het schuinvallend oog'' (1991) and ''Grondstewardess'' (1996). In 1997, she received the
Jan Campert Prize The Jan Campert Prize (in Dutch: Jan Campert-prijs) is a Dutch literary prize established in 1948, which is awarded annually for works of poetry by the Jan Campert Foundation. The foundation was created in 1948 to honour Jan Campert, considered ...
for ''Grondstewardess''. Her poem ''Het schitterende'' from her work ''Eskimoteren'' was selected as one of the three best poems of the year 2000. She made her debut in children's poetry with ''De wiedeweerga'' (1998). In 2012, she made her debut in
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with the collections of stories ''Walsen''. Van Haren's first novel ''Mevrouw OVO'' was published in 2017. Her work is published by publishing company Uitgeverij De Harmonie.


Publications

* ''Reis naar het welkom geheten'' (1988) * ''De wankel'' (1989) * ''Het schuinvallend oog'' (1991) * ''Grondstewardess'' (1996) * ''De wiedeweerga'' (1998) * ''Eskimoteren'' (2000) * ''Het Krakkemik'' (2003) * ''Zacht gat in broekzak'' (2005) * ''Flitsleemte'' (2009) * ''Likmevestje'' (2011) * ''Walsen'' (2012) * ''Mevrouw OVO'' (2017) * ''Zuurstofconfetti'' (2018)


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Elma van Haren
(in Dutch), Uitgeverij De Harmonie
Elma van Haren
(in Dutch), Digital Library for Dutch Literature {{DEFAULTSORT:Haren, Elma van 1954 births Living people Dutch women poets Dutch children's writers Dutch women children's writers 20th-century Dutch women writers 21st-century Dutch women writers C. Buddingh' Prize winners People from Roosendaal