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Anna Woltz
Birth Date:29 December 1981
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    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.[1] Her father is Wout Woltz who was the editor-in-chief of NRC Handelsblad between 1983 and 1989.

    Career

    In 2006, Woltz co-authored the book Post uit de oorlog with her father based on his experiences during World War II.

    In 2015, Woltz received the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs for her children's book Honderd uur nacht (2014), a story inspired by Woltz's time in New York City when Hurricane Sandy struck the city.[2] A year later, Woltz received the Gouden Griffel award for her book Gips (2015).[2] [3] Woltz also received the Zilveren Griffel award in 2016 for Gips and in 2017 she received the same award for her book Alaska.

    Her book Mijn bijzonder rare week met Tess (2013) was awarded the Thea Beckmanprijs and in 2019 it was adapted to film by Steven Wouterlood.[4] The film adaptation, internationally titled My Extraordinary Summer with Tess, won the Grand Prize Feature Film Award at the 2019 New York International Children's Film Festival.[4]

    In 2022, her book De tunnel was nominated for the Flemish literary award Boon in the category children's literature.[5] [6]

    Woltz was also the author of Haaientanden, the Kinderboekenweekgeschenk published during the Kinderboekenweek of 2019.[7]

    Personal life

    She studied history in Leiden, Netherlands.[7]

    Awards

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Anna Woltz. Janneke. van der Veer. Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014) - Digital Library for Dutch Literature. 27 March 2019. 27 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327123305/https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/coil001lexi01_01/lvdj01128.php. Dutch. live.
    2. Web site: Anna Woltz krijgt Gouden Griffel. 4 October 2016. NRC. 27 March 2019. 27 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327123610/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2016/10/04/anna-woltz-krijgt-gouden-griffel-a1524809. Dutch. Thomas. de Veen. live.
    3. Web site: Anna Woltz wint Gouden Griffel met Gips. 4 October 2016. NU.nl. 30 March 2019. 30 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330220604/https://www.nu.nl/entertainment/4331422/anna-woltz-wint-gouden-griffel-met-gips.html. Dutch. live.
    4. Web site: Nederlandse familiefilm opnieuw in de prijzen. 17 March 2019. Noordhollands Dagblad. 28 March 2019. Dutch. 28 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328002824/https://www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl/cnt/dmf20190317_22989063/nederlandse-familiefilm-opnieuw-in-de-prijzen. dead.
    5. Web site: Maak kennis met de genomineerden . https://web.archive.org/web/20220209103659/https://www.deboon.be/nieuws/maak-kennis-met-de-genomineerden . 9 February 2022 . 16 March 2022 . nl . De Boon.
    6. News: 14 January 2022 . Shortlist Boon voor literatuur 2022 bekend . nl . VRT . 16 March 2022.
    7. Web site: Becker. Sander. 2 October 2019. Ziekte, dood, verlies: Anna Woltz behandelt ernstige onderwerpen in haar kinderboeken. 4 June 2020. Trouw. nl.

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