Renate Maria Dorrestein was a Dutch writer, journalist and feminist. She started working as a junior journalist for the Dutch magazines Libelle and Panorama. During the period 1977 - 1982 she published in Het Parool, Viva, Onkruid and Opzij. Dorrestein published her first novel (Buitenstaanders) in 1983. Her sister's suicide had a great influence on her books. Dorrestein won the Annie Romein prize in 1993 for her complete body of work. A lot of Dorrestein's books were translated, and they were sold in 14 countries.
Caspar Barlaeus was a Dutch polymath and Renaissance humanist, a theologian, poet, and historian.
Hannie Rouweler is a Dutch poet.
Sybe Minnema, known by his pen name Sybren Polet, was a Dutch prose writer and poet. He won numerous awards, among them the 2003 Constantijn Huygens Prize.
The Jo Peters Poëzieprijs is a Dutch biennial award given to beginning poets. The award includes a monetary prize of E2500 and the publication of a collection of new poems.
Gerrit Kouwenaar was a Dutch journalist, translator, poet and prose writer. He was first published in 1941. He was a member of the Dutch poetry group known as the Vijftigers. Kouwenaar worked for magazines and newspapers such as Vrij Nederland, De Waarheid, and Het Vrije Volk. During the mid-1940s, he worked for the illegal newspaper Parade der Profeten. He was arrested for this and sentenced to half a year in jail. Kouwenaar was awarded the Martinus Nijhoff Prize in 1967 for his translation work. In 1970, he was given the P. C. Hooft Award. Kouwenaar later won the 1989 Dutch Literature Prize. In 2009, the Society of Dutch Literature named Kouwenaar the recipient of its annual honor. His last published work was released on 9 August 2008, Kouwenaar's eighty-fifth birthday.
Andreas Burnier, born Catharina Irma Dessaur was a Dutch writer. Burnier has published poetry, lectures, books and articles, many of which address homosexuality, in order to emphasize women's problems in a male-dominated society.
Alida "Lies" Meijers-Cosijn was a Dutch ceramist. Her work is described as "fairytale like and poetic, but also sometimes bizarre and realistic."
Ester Naomi Perquin is a Dutch poet.
Rosey E. Pool was a Dutch translator, educator, and anthologist of African-American poetry.
Annelies Van Parys is a Belgian classical composer of chamber music, symphonic music, music for theatre productions and opera.
Celestine Raalte is a writer and performance artist from Suriname living in the Netherlands.
Anne Vegter is a Dutch poet, playwright and writer of children's literature. She is the first woman to hold the position of Dichter des Vaderlands.
The J.C. Bloem-poëzieprijs is a biennial Dutch literary award. The award is named after Dutch poet and essayist J. C. Bloem and is awarded to a Dutch or Flemisch poet's second collection of poems. The award was created in 2001 and first awarded in 2003.
The C. Buddingh'-prijs is an annual literary award for the best debut poetry collection in Dutch. The award is given by Poetry International and is named after Dutch poet C. Buddingh'. The award was first given in 1988 and the award is given during the Poetry International Festival in Rotterdam. The winner of the prize receives €1,200.
Hilda Ram, the pen name of Maria Mathilda Ramboux was a Flemish writer. She was active in the Flemish Movement and the Catholic feminist movement.
Maarten van der Graaff is a Dutch poet.
Marijke Hanegraaf is a Dutch poet. Since 1997, she has lived in Nijmegen; she was the city’s official poet in 2013 and 2014.
Olga Orman was a Dutch-Aruban writer, poet and storyteller. She wrote both in Papiamento and Dutch. Orman introduced kamishibai, a Japanese form of storytelling, to the Netherlands and the ABC islands.
