Bette Westera

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Bette Westera
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Bette Westera (2016)
Born (1958-06-20) 20 June 1958 (age 65)
Doesburg, Netherlands
Notable awards

Bette Westera (born 20 June 1958) is a Dutch children's writer. She has won numerous awards for her work.

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Career

Westera made her debut as children's book author in 1999 with the book Wil je met me trouwen? [1] Westera went on to win numerous awards for her work, including the Gouden Griffel and the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs in 2015 for her poetry collection Doodgewoon (with illustrations by Sylvia Weve). [2] [3] [4] The previous time a poetry collection won the Gouden Griffel award was twenty years prior in 1995 (Ted van Lieshout's Begin een torentje van niks). [4]

She also won several Zilveren Griffel awards as well as several Vlag en Wimpel awards over the years. [5]

Westera's books have been illustrated by many illustrators, including Annemarie van Haeringen, Barbara de Wolf, Harmen van Straaten, Yvonne Jagtenberg and Sylvia Weve. [1]

Awards

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References

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  5. 1 2 "Tien kinderboeken bekroond met Zilveren Griffel" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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  7. ↑ "'Uit elkaar' wint de Woutertje Pieterse Prijs voor het mooiste kinderboek" (in Dutch). Trouw. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "American Library Association announces 2024 Youth Media Award winners" (PDF). American Library Association. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
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