Simon van der Geest explained

Simon van der Geest
Birth Date:	12 February 1978
Birth Place:	Gouda, Netherlands
Occupation:	Writer
Language:	Dutch
Awards:

Simon van der Geest (born 12 February 1978) is a Dutch writer and poet.

Career

Van der Geest made his debut as children's writer in 2009 with the book Geel Gras.^{[1] [2]}

He won the Gouden Griffel award twice: in 2011 for his book Dissus and in 2013 for his book Spinder.^{[1] [2] [3]} He also won the Jan Wolkers Prijs 2013 for the book Spinder.^{[4] [5]}

In 2015, he published the book Per ongelukt!, the Kinderboekenweekgeschenk published during the Kinderboekenweek of 2015.^[2]

Awards

• 2011: Gouden Griffel, Dissus^[3]
• 2013: Gouden Griffel, Spinder^[1]
• 2016: Vlag en Wimpel, Spijkerzwijgen

External links

• Simon van der Geest (in Dutch), Digital Library for Dutch Literature

Notes and References

1. Web site: Simon van der Geest wint Gouden Griffel met Spinder. 1 October 2013. NU.nl. 16 June 2019. 16 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190616212557/https://www.nu.nl/boek/3590134/simon-van-geest-wint-gouden-griffel-met-spinder.html. Dutch.
2. Web site: Simon van der Geest schrijft Kinderboekenweekgeschenk 2015. Thomas. de Veen. 27 October 2014. NRC.nl. 17 June 2019. 17 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190617122229/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2014/10/27/simon-van-der-geest-schrijft-kinderboekenweekgeschenk-2015-a1467159. Dutch.
3. Web site: Simon van der Geest wint Gouden Griffel 2011. 4 October 2011. NU.nl. 16 June 2019. 16 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190616212918/https://www.nu.nl/boek/2632961/simon-van-geest-wint-gouden-griffel-2011.html. Dutch.
4. Web site: Jan Wolkers Prijs voor Simon van der Geest. 28 October 2013. De Volkskrant. 23 June 2019. 23 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190623225249/https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/jan-wolkers-prijs-voor-simon-van-der-geest~b7349933/. Dutch.
5. Web site: Uitreiking Jan Wolkers Prijs wordt een waar feest. Caspar. Janssen. 16 October 2014. De Volkskrant. 23 June 2019. 23 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190623225100/https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/uitreiking-jan-wolkers-prijs-wordt-een-waar-feest~b2405de5/. Dutch.