Edward van de Vendel

Edward van de Vendel (born 1 August 1964) is a Dutch writer of children's literature.

Edward van de Vendel
Edward van de Vendel (2009)
Born (1964-08-01) 1 August 1964
Leerdam, Netherlands
Notable awards

Early life

Van de Vendel was born in 1964 in Leerdam, Netherlands.[1] He worked as a teacher for several years before becoming a full-time writer in 2001.[1]

Career

Van de Vendel made his poetry debut in 1996 with Betrap me.[1]

In 2001, Van de Vendel published Wat rijmt er op puree?, the Kinderboekenweekgeschenk, a publication on the occasion of the annual Boekenweek (Dutch Book Week).[1]

In 2004, he won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs together with Fleur van der Weel for the book Superguppie.[1][2] In 2016 he also won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs together with Martijn van der Linden for the book Stem op de okapi.[3][4]

His books have been illustrated by various illustrators, including Alice Hoogstad, Fleur van der Weel, Martijn van der Linden, Sebastiaan Van Doninck and Sylvia Weve.[1]

Awards
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References
  1. van der Pennen, Wilma. "Edward van de Vendel" (in Dutch). Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014) - Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2004" (in Dutch). woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2016" (in Dutch). woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  4. de Veen, Thomas (16 May 2016). "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs voor Stem op de okapi" (in Dutch). nrc.nl. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. de Veen, Thomas (19 June 2019). "'Vosje' en 'Zeb.' kanshebber voor Gouden Griffel én Penseel" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  6. "Juryrapport - Griffels, Penselen en Vlag en Wimpels 2019" (PDF) (in Dutch). CPNB. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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