Theo Thijssen Award 2024
I'm extremely happy, honoured and touched because of the news that I am the laureate of the Dutch State Prize for children's and y…
I'm extremely happy, honoured and touched because of the news that I am the laureate of the Dutch State Prize for children's and y…
Today the wonderful news reached us that Misha, the Italian translation of my book Misjka (translated by Laura Pignatti and publis…
News from Italy: Misjka, the book I made with Anoush Elman and Annet Schaap, was moved form the longlist of the Premio Strega onto…
Last week during the children's book fair in Bologna the nominations for two important children's book awards were announced. And …
Wat fijn! Vandaag werden de nominaties voor de tweejaarlijkse Gouden Poëziemedaille bekendgemaakt. Voor 2024 koos de jury Gelukkig…
Vandaag werden op de Buchmesse in Leipzig, Duitsland, de nominaties voor de jaarlijkse Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis bekendgemaakt…
Really, OMG! These are the words that popped up in my head just now, as I got a mail stating that I am shortlisted for the interna…
Eind januari is het in Nederland en België weer Poëzieweek. Ik werd door het Poëziecentrum Vlaanderen en door Poetry International…
This is so special - A dog like Sam (Dutch:Toen kwam Sam), the first book I wrote about Sam, the miracle dog that appeared at my b…