Theo Thijssen-prijs explained

Awarded For:Oeuvre of children's literature or young adult fiction author
Year:1988

The Theo Thijssen-prijs[1] (Dutch for Theo Thijssen Prize) is a Dutch literary award awarded once every three years to a Dutch author of children's literature or young adult fiction. The award is not given for a particular work, but for the entire oeuvre. The award is named after Dutch writer, teacher and socialist politician Theo Thijssen.

The Theo Thijssen-prijs is a continuation of the literary award Staatsprijs voor kinder-en jeugdliteratuur (Dutch for State prize for children's and youth literature) which was first awarded in 1964. The award ceremony is held in the Dutch Museum of Literature in The Hague. The award is awarded by the Stichting P.C. Hooft-prijs voor Letterkunde.

Winners

Staatsprijs voor kinder- en jeugdliteratuur

Theo Thijssen-prijs

Notes and References

  1. Sometimes spelled Theo Thijssenprijs.
  2. Web site: Theo Thijssen-prijs voor Van Lieshout. 21 April 2009. De Volkskrant. 1 March 2019. 1 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190301175918/https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/theo-thijssen-prijs-voor-van-lieshout~bd5cd3be/. Dutch.
  3. Web site: Theo Thijssen-prijs 2012 voor Sjoerd Kuyper. 3 April 2012. nrc.nl. 1 March 2019. 1 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190301173015/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2012/04/03/theo-thijssen-prijs-2012-voor-sjoerd-kuyper-a1469017. Dutch. Sebastiaan. Kort.
  4. Web site: Theo Thijssen-prijs voor Martha Heesen. 24 March 2015. nrc.nl. 1 March 2019. 1 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190301172702/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2015/03/24/theo-thijssen-prijs-voor-martha-heesen-a1466896. Dutch. Roderick. Nieuwenhuis.
  5. Web site: Theo Thijssen-prijs 2018 voor Bibi Dumon Tak. 15 May 2018. nrc.nl. 1 March 2019. 1 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190301172254/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2018/05/15/theo-thijssen-prijs-2018-voor-bibi-dumon-tak-a1602943. Dutch. van Verschuer. Nynke .
  6. News: 7 April 2021. Theo Thijssen-prijs voor Daan Remmerts de Vries. Letterenfonds. 7 January 2022. Dutch.
  7. Web site: Edward van de Vendel - Theo Thijssen-prijs . 2024-07-31 . Literatuurmuseum . nl.