Mensje van Keulen explained

Mensje van Keulen
Pseudonym:Mensje van Keulen, Josien Meloen, Constant P. Cavalry
Birth Name:Mensje Francina van der Steen
Birth Date:10 June 1946
Birth Place:The Hague, Netherlands
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    Mensje van Keulen (born 10 June 1946), pseudonym of Mensje Francina van der Steen, is a Dutch writer.

    Career

    Early in her career van Keulen made drawings, stories and poems for the magazine Propria Cures.[1] Van Keulen made her debut in 1972 with the book Bleekers zomer.[1] Van Keulen was editor of the magazine Maatstaf between 1973 and 1981.[1]

    In 1986, van Keulen won the Zilveren Griffel award for her first children's book Tommie Station (1985).[1] [2] In 1991, she won the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs for her children's book Vrienden van de maan.[1] [2] A few years later, she received a Vlag en Wimpel award in 1993 for her book Meneer Ratti.[1]

    For her entire oeuvre she won the Charlotte Köhler Prize in 2011. She also won the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 2014 for her entire oeuvre.[3] [4]

    Van Keulen's children's books have been illustrated by various illustrators, including Thé Tjong-Khing, Willem van Malsen and Jan Jutte.[1]

    Some of van Keulen's work has been published under the pseudonyms Josien Meloen and Constant P. Cavalry.[2]

    Politics

    Van Keulen was also lijstduwer for the Party for the Animals during the European Parliament election in the Netherlands in 2004 as well as in 2014.[5]

    She was also on the list of candidates during the 2006 Dutch general election as well as the 2017 Dutch general election.

    Personal life

    Van Keulen has been a vegetarian from age 20.[5] Van Keulen was married and she has one son.[5]

    Awards

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Mensje van Keulen. Jos. Staal. Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014) - Digital Library for Dutch Literature. 21 April 2019. 21 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190421214410/https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/coil001lexi01_01/lvdj00527.php. Dutch.
    2. Web site: Schrijvers en dichters (dbnl biografieënproject I) - Mensje van Keulen. G.J.. van Bork. Digital Library for Dutch Literature. 21 April 2019. 21 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190421220925/https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bork001schr01_01/bork001schr01_01_0586.php. Dutch.
    3. Web site: Constantijn Huygens-prijs voor Mensje van Keulen. Arjan. Peters. 3 November 2014. De Volkskrant. 21 April 2019. 21 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190421222727/https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/constantijn-huygens-prijs-voor-mensje-van-keulen~b6e6581f/. Dutch.
    4. Web site: Mensje van Keulen wordt bekroond voor hele oeuvre. 4 November 2014. NRC. 22 April 2019. 22 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190422001415/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2014/11/04/mensje-van-keulen-wordt-bekroond-voor-hele-oeuvre-1435074-a969707. Dutch. Toef. Jaeger.
    5. Web site: 'Ik vond al die vrije seks behoorlijk irritant'. Daniela. Hooghiemstra. 6 July 2016. De Volkskrant. 21 April 2019. 21 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190421214953/https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/ik-vond-al-die-vrije-seks-behoorlijk-irritant~b47044f8/. Dutch.
    6. Web site: Annie Romeinprijs 2003. Literatuurplein.nl. 21 April 2019. 21 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190421222204/https://literatuurplein.nl/detail/literaireprijseditie/annie-romeinprijs-2003/954. Dutch.

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