Benny Lindelauf (born 15 December 1964) is a Dutch writer of children's literature.

Benny Lindelauf
Born (1964-12-15) 15 December 1964 (age 59)
Sittard, Netherlands
OccupationWriter
LanguageDutch
Notable awards

Career edit

Lindelauf made his debut in 1998 with the book Omhoogvaldag, a collection of sixteen short stories.[1] Lindelauf has written various stories for children's magazines Okki and Taptoe.[1]

He received the Thea Beckmanprijs in 2004 for his book Negen open armen.[1] For this book he also received the Gouden Zoen award in 2005.[1] In 2011, he won the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs for his book De hemel van Heivisj. In the same year he also won the Dioraphte Jongerenliteratuur Prijs and the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs for this book.[2] In 2017, he received the Gouden Lijst award for his book Hoe Tortot zijn vissenhart verloor.[3][4]

Lindelauf's books have been illustrated by various illustrators including Karina Mucek, Wilbert van der Steen and Martijn van der Linden.[1]

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Ghonem-Woets, Karen. "Benny Lindelauf - Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014)" (in Dutch). Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2011" (in Dutch). woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Gouden Lijst voor Benny Lindelauf" (in Dutch). JaapLeest. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Gouden lijst voor Benny Lindelauf" (in Dutch). Nederlands Letterenfonds. 25 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.

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