Carli Biessels | |
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| Born | 1936 [1] Nijmegen, Netherlands [1] |
| Died | 16 September 2016 (aged 79–80) [2] Nijmegen, Netherlands [2] |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Dutch [1] |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Notable awards | |
| Children | 4 [3] |
Carli Biessels (1936 – 16 September 2016) was a Dutch writer of children's literature.
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]
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