Theo Thijssen-prijs

Theo Thijssen-prijs
Theo Thijssen-prijs
Awarded for	Oeuvre of children's literature or young adult fiction author
First awarded	1988

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 .^[1]

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 .

Winners[]

Staatsprijs voor kinder- en jeugdliteratuur[]

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[]

Notes[]

^ Sometimes spelled Theo Thijssenprijs.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^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.
^ Jump up to: ^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.

External links[]

Official website

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[spelling-1] Sometimes spelled Theo Thijssenprijs.

[nrc_winner_2018-2] Jump up to: ^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.

[nrc_winner_2012-3] Jump up to: ^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.

[volkskrant_winner_2009-4] "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.

[nrc_winner_2015-5] 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.

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