The Theo Thijssen-prijs[a] (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 winner of the prize receives €60,000 and a small replica of a statue of Theo Thijssen by Hans Bayens.[1][update]
| Theo Thijssen-prijs | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Oeuvre of children's literature or young adult fiction author |
| First awarded | 1988 |
| Website | https://literatuurmuseum.nl/literatuurprijzen/theo-thijssen-prijs  |
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.[2][1] The award ceremony is held in the Dutch Museum of Literature in The Hague.[1] The award is awarded by the Stichting P.C. Hooft-prijs voor Letterkunde.
Winners edit
Staatsprijs voor kinder- en jeugdliteratuur edit
- 1964: Annie M. G. Schmidt
- 1967: An Rutgers van der Loeff-Basenau
- 1970: Miep Diekmann
- 1973: Paul Biegel
- 1976: Tonke Dragt
- 1979: Guus Kuijer
- 1982: Henk Barnard
- 1985: Not awarded
Theo Thijssen-prijs edit
- 1988: Willem Wilmink
- 1991: Wim Hofman
- 1994: Els Pelgrom
- 1997: Toon Tellegen
- 2000: Joke van Leeuwen
- 2003: Imme Dros
- 2006: Peter van Gestel
- 2009: Ted van Lieshout[3]
- 2012: Sjoerd Kuyper[2]
- 2015: Martha Heesen[4]
- 2018: Bibi Dumon Tak[1]
- 2021: Daan Remmerts de Vries[5]
Notes edit
- ^ Sometimes spelled Theo Thijssenprijs.
References edit
- ^ a b c d van Verschuer, Nynke (15 May 2018). "Theo Thijssen-prijs 2018 voor Bibi Dumon Tak" (in Dutch). nrc.nl. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ a b Kort, Sebastiaan (3 April 2012). "Theo Thijssen-prijs 2012 voor Sjoerd Kuyper" (in Dutch). nrc.nl. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "Theo Thijssen-prijs voor Van Lieshout" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 21 April 2009. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ Nieuwenhuis, Roderick (24 March 2015). "Theo Thijssen-prijs voor Martha Heesen" (in Dutch). nrc.nl. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "Theo Thijssen-prijs voor Daan Remmerts de Vries". Letterenfonds (in Dutch). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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