Benny Lindelauf

Benny Lindelauf
Benny Lindelauf
Born	15 December 1964; Sittard, Netherlands
Occupation	Writer
Language	Dutch
Notable awards	Thea Beckmanprijs ; 2004 ; ; Nienke van Hichtum-prijs ; 2011 ; ; Woutertje Pieterse Prijs ; 2011 ; ;

Benny Lindelauf (born 15 December 1964) is a Dutch writer of children's literature.

Career

Lindelauf made his debut in 1998 with the book Omhoogvaldag, a collection of sixteen short stories.[1] Lindelauf has written various stories for children's magazines Okki and Taptoe.[1]

He received the Thea Beckmanprijs in 2004 for his book Negen open armen.[1] For this book he also received the Gouden Zoen award in 2005.[1] In 2011 he won the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs for his book De hemel van Heivisj. In the same year he also won the Dioraphte Jongerenliteratuur Prijs and the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs for this book.[2] In 2017 he received the Gouden Lijst award for his book Hoe Tortot zijn vissenhart verloor.[3][4]

Lindelauf's books have been illustrated by various illustrators including Karina Mucek, Wilbert van der Steen and Martijn van der Linden.[1]

Awards

2004: Thea Beckmanprijs, Negen open armen[1]
2005: Gouden Zoen, Negen open armen[1]
2011: Nienke van Hichtum-prijs, De hemel van Heivisj[2]
2011: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs, De hemel van Heivisj[2]
2011: Dioraphte Jongerenliteratuur Prijs, De hemel van Heivisj
2017: Gouden Lijst, Hoe Tortot zijn vissenhart verloor

gollark: No, this is also terrible. They only punish you *after* you do things, with no clear guide about what's acceptable and what isn't.

gollark: I mean, sure, but other people will be eternally tortured.

gollark: I don't think they should be supporting entirely avoidable eternal torture.

gollark: If the Islamic god does exist approximately as described, I would want a better one.

gollark: You don't. God DOES. They are omnipotent. Definitionally, they can do and can know anything.

References

Ghonem-Woets, Karen. "Benny Lindelauf - Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014)" (in Dutch). Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
"Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2011" (in Dutch). woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
"Gouden Lijst voor Benny Lindelauf" (in Dutch). JaapLeest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
"Gouden lijst voor Benny Lindelauf" (in Dutch). Nederlands Letterenfonds. 25 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.

External links

Official website
Benny Lindelauf (in Dutch), Digital Library for Dutch Literature

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[dbnl_bio-1] Ghonem-Woets, Karen. "Benny Lindelauf - Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014)" (in Dutch). Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.

[woutertje_winner2011-2] "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2011" (in Dutch). woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

[jaapleest_gouden_lijst-3] "Gouden Lijst voor Benny Lindelauf" (in Dutch). JaapLeest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.

[letterenfonds_gouden_lijst-4] "Gouden lijst voor Benny Lindelauf" (in Dutch). Nederlands Letterenfonds. 25 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.