Theo Thijssen-prijs

The Theo Thijssen-prijs[lower-alpha 1] (Dutch for Theo Thijssen Prize) is a Dutch literary award awarded once every three years to a Dutch author of children's literature or young adult fiction. The award is not given for a particular work but for the entire oeuvre. The award is named after Dutch writer, teacher and socialist politician Theo Thijssen. The winner of the prize receives €60,000 and a small replica of a statue of Theo Thijssen by Hans Bayens.[1]

Theo Thijssen-prijs
Awarded forOeuvre of children's literature or young adult fiction author
First awarded1988

The Theo Thijssen-prijs is a continuation of the literary award Staatsprijs voor kinder- en jeugdliteratuur (Dutch for State prize for children's and youth literature) which was first awarded in 1964.[2][1] The award ceremony is held in the Dutch Museum of Literature in The Hague.[1] The award is awarded by the Stichting P.C. Hooft-prijs voor Letterkunde.

Winners

Staatsprijs voor kinder- en jeugdliteratuur

Theo Thijssen-prijs

Notes
  1. Sometimes spelled Theo Thijssenprijs.

References
  1. van Verschuer, Nynke (15 May 2018). "Theo Thijssen-prijs 2018 voor Bibi Dumon Tak" (in Dutch). nrc.nl. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  2. Kort, Sebastiaan (3 April 2012). "Theo Thijssen-prijs 2012 voor Sjoerd Kuyper" (in Dutch). nrc.nl. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  3. "Theo Thijssen-prijs voor Van Lieshout" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 21 April 2009. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  4. Nieuwenhuis, Roderick (24 March 2015). "Theo Thijssen-prijs voor Martha Heesen" (in Dutch). nrc.nl. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
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