Carli Biessels
Dutch writer of children's literature
- Woutertje Pieterse Prijs
2010
Carli Biessels (1936 – 16 September 2016) was a Dutch writer of children's literature.
Biography
Biessels was born and died in Nijmegen, where she studied pedagogy.[3] Biessels worked in the field of children psychiatry and orthopedagogy.[3]
Before writing books for children Biessels wrote various stories for children's magazines Okki and Taptoe.[3] Biessels made her debut as an author at 62 years of age with her book Twee druppels water (1998).[4][5] The book was on the Longlist for the Gouden Uil award in 1999.[5]
In 2010, she won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs for her book Juwelen van stras.[1][5][6][7] She also received the Vlag en Wimpel award in 2001 for her book De feestrede and in 2007 for her book Irah en de dieren.[1][5] Her last book Ik moet je iets belangrijks vertellen (2016) was published posthumously.[2]
Her books have been illustrated by various illustrators, including Martijn van der Linden, Harmen van Straaten and Marije Tolman.[2] Other illustrators include Patsy Backx, Marjolein Hund and Wolf Erlbruch. Her book Anton en het kamelenkleed (1999) was illustrated by one of her daughters.[3]
Hanni Ehlers and Mirjam Pressler have translated some of her books to German.
Biessels married and had four children.[3]
Awards
- 2001: Vlag en Wimpel, De feestrede
- 2007: Vlag en Wimpel, Irah en de dieren
- 2010: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs, Juwelen van stras
Publications
- Twee druppels water (1998)
- Anton en het kamelenkleed (1999)
- Sinterklaas' verhalen: over mijterrekjes, voetbalschoenen en de rode staf (1999)
- De buurman van de Magere Heinen (2000)
- De feestrede (2000)
- Tussen Mees en Mol (2002)
- De zee, de zee (2002)
- Doortje wil naar de zee kijken (2003)
- Op doortocht (2004)
- De meeste dingen gebeurden onverwachts (2005)
- Irah en de dieren (2006)
- Geknipt (2008)
- Juwelen van stras (2009)
- Lucas en de woorden: een verhaal over leren lezen (2011)
- Ik moet je iets belangrijks vertellen (2016)
References
- ^ a b c d e "Carli Biessels" (in Dutch). jeugdliteratuur.org. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Carli Biessels overleden" (in Dutch). leopold.nl. 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Biografie Carli Biessels" (in Dutch). woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs-winnares Carli Biessels overleden" (in Dutch). jaapleest.nl. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Carli Biessels (1936 - 2016)" (in Dutch). letterenfonds.nl. 23 September 2016. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs voor Carli Biessels" (in Dutch). nrc.nl. 5 March 2010. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2010" (in Dutch). woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carli Biessels.
- Carli Biessels (in Dutch) Digital Library for Dutch Literature
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