Angie Westhoff

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Angie Westhoff (born 1965 in Munich) is a German writer of children's literature. [1]

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Following school, Angie Westhoff studied German Philology and History at the Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München and worked as coach and lecturer in international teacher-training. Since 2006, she is writing children's and juvenile literature. In 2013 Angie Westhoff was selected to be one of four new members of the South German literary circle "Die Turmschreiber". [2] [3]

Publications

Awards

In 2011, her book Das Buch der seltsamen Wünsche was included in the recommendations by the International Youth-Library (The White Ravens). [4]

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References

  1. "Catalogue of the German National Library". Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Retrieved 6 Nov 2012.
  2. "Die Turmschreiber". Die Turmschreiber. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019. Retrieved 19 Dec 2013.
  3. "Die Turmschreiber". Die Turmschreiber – Author's profile. Retrieved 19 Dec 2013.
  4. "The White Ravens List 2011, Germany". International Youth Library. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 6 Nov 2012.