Edward van de Vendel explained

Edward van de Vendel
Birth Date:	1 August 1964
Birth Place:	Leerdam, Netherlands
Awards:
Occupation:	Author, Writer
Subject:	Children's literature

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

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

• 1999: Gouden Zoen, Gijsbrecht
• 2000: Gouden Zoen, De dagen van de bluegrassliefde
• 2001: Zilveren Griffel, Dom Konijn
• 2004: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs (with Fleur van der Weel), Superguppie
• 2007: Gouden Zoen, Ons derde lichaam
• 2008: Zilveren Griffel, Eén miljoen vlinders
• 2009: Zilveren Griffel, Opa laat zijn tenen zien
• 2009: Glazen Globe, De gelukvinder
• 2010: Jenny Smelik-IBBY-prijs, De gelukvinder
• 2010: Zilveren Griffel, Fluit zoals je bent
• 2011: Zilveren Griffel, Hoera voor Superguppie!
• 2016: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs (with Martijn van der Linden), Stem op de okapi
• 2019: Zilveren Griffel, Vosje^{[5] [6]}
• 2019: Anna Blaman Prijs

External links

• • Edward van de Vendel (in Dutch), Digital Library for Dutch Literature

Notes and References

1. Web site: Edward van de Vendel. Wilma. van der Pennen. Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014) - Digital Library for Dutch Literature. 1 May 2019. 1 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190501075932/https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/coil001lexi01_01/lvdj01032.php. Dutch. live.
2. Web site: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2004. woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. 16 January 2019. 16 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190116230416/https://woutertjepieterseprijs.nl/deelnemers/woutertje-pieterse-prijs-2004/. Dutch.
3. Web site: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2016. woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. 16 January 2019. 16 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190116232335/https://woutertjepieterseprijs.nl/deelnemers/winnaars-2016/. Dutch.
4. Web site: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs voor Stem op de okapi. nrc.nl. de Veen. Thomas. 16 May 2016. 26 January 2019. 26 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190126183759/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2016/05/16/woutertje-pieterseprijs-voor-stem-op-de-okapi-a1403100. Dutch.
5. Web site: ‘Vosje’ en ‘Zeb.’ kanshebber voor Gouden Griffel én Penseel. Thomas. de Veen. 19 June 2019. NRC Handelsblad. 26 June 2019. 26 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190626163854/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/06/19/vosje-en-zeb-kanshebber-voor-gouden-griffel-en-penseel-a3964244. Dutch. live.
6. Web site: Juryrapport - Griffels, Penselen en Vlag en Wimpels 2019. CPNB. 26 June 2019. 26 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190626164924/https://www.cpnb.nl/sites/default/files/cpnb_files/Kinderboekenweek%202019_Juryrapport%20Griffels%2C%20Penselen%20en%20Vlag%20%26%20Wimpels%202019%20def.pdf. Dutch. live.