Edward van de Vendel

In this Dutch name, the surname is van de Vendel, not Vendel.

Edward van de Vendel
Vendel in 2009
Born	(1964-08-01) 1 August 1964 (age 60) Leerdam, Netherlands
Occupation	Author, Writer
Subject	Children's literature
Notable awards	Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2004 2016
Website
www.edwardvandevendel.nl/en

Edward van de Vendel (born 1 August 1964) is a Dutch teacher, author and writer of children's literature.

Early life

Van de Vendel was born in 1964 in Leerdam, Netherlands.[1] He worked as a teacher for several years before becoming a full-time writer in 2001.[1]

Career

Van de Vendel made his poetry debut in 1996 with Betrap me.[1]

In 2001, Van de Vendel published Wat rijmt er op puree?, the Kinderboekenweekgeschenk, a publication on the occasion of the annual Boekenweek (Dutch Book Week).[1]

In 2004, he won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs together with Fleur van der Weel for the book Superguppie.[1][2] In 2016, he also won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs together with Martijn van der Linden for the book Stem op de okapi.[3][4]

His books have been illustrated by various illustrators, including Alice Hoogstad, Fleur van der Weel, Martijn van der Linden, Sebastiaan Van Doninck and Sylvia Weve.[1]

Awards

• 1999: Gouden Zoen, Gijsbrecht
• 2000: Gouden Zoen, De dagen van de bluegrassliefde
• 2001: Zilveren Griffel, Dom Konijn
• 2004: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs (with Fleur van der Weel), Superguppie
• 2007: Gouden Zoen, Ons derde lichaam
• 2008: Zilveren Griffel, Eén miljoen vlinders
• 2009: Zilveren Griffel, Opa laat zijn tenen zien
• 2009: Glazen Globe, De gelukvinder
• 2010: Jenny Smelik-IBBY-prijs, De gelukvinder
• 2010: Zilveren Griffel, Fluit zoals je bent
• 2011: Zilveren Griffel, Hoera voor Superguppie!
• 2016: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs (with Martijn van der Linden), Stem op de okapi
• 2019: Zilveren Griffel, Vosje[5][6]
• 2019: Anna Blaman Prijs

References

1. van der Pennen, Wilma. "Edward van de Vendel" (in Dutch). Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014) - Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
2. "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2004" (in Dutch). woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
3. "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2016" (in Dutch). woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
4. de Veen, Thomas (16 May 2016). "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs voor Stem op de okapi" (in Dutch). nrc.nl. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
5. de Veen, Thomas (19 June 2019). "'Vosje' en 'Zeb.' kanshebber voor Gouden Griffel én Penseel" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
6. "Juryrapport - Griffels, Penselen en Vlag en Wimpels 2019" (PDF) (in Dutch). CPNB. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

External links

• Official website
• Edward van de Vendel (in Dutch), Digital Library for Dutch Literature