Jan Paul Schutten

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Jan Paul Schutten
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Jan Paul Schutten (2015)
Born (1970-11-30) 30 November 1970 (age 48)
Vlissingen, Netherlands
OccupationWriter
LanguageDutch
Notable awards

Jan Paul Schutten (born 30 November 1970) is a Dutch writer of children's literature.

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Career

Schutten's debut book Ruik eens wat ik zeg, de taal van dieren en planten was awarded in 2004 with the Vlag en Wimpel award. [1] The book was illustrated by Sieb Postuma. [1]

In the Netherlands, the Vlag en Wimpel award is an honourable mention awarded by either the jury of the Gouden Griffel and Zilveren Griffel awards or the jury of the Gouden Penseel and Zilveren Penseel awards. The award is organised by the Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek.

In 2008 Schutten received the Gouden Griffel award for his book Kinderen van Amsterdam with illustrations by Paul Teng.

Gouden Griffel Dutch literary award

The Gouden Griffel is an award given to authors of children's or teenagers' literature in the Netherlands.

Paul Teng Ping Ya is a Dutch comic book writer and artist. He writes and draws mainly realistic historical comics.

In 2009 Schutten wrote the book De wraak van het spruitje, the Kinderboekenweekgeschenk on the occasion of the annual Boekenweek.

In the Netherlands, the Boekenweek is an annual "week" of ten days dedicated to Dutch literature. It has been held in March annually since 1932. Each Boekenweek has a theme. The beginning of the Boekenweek is marked by the Boekenbal, a gathering that is attended by writers and publishers. Events are held across the country during the Boekenweek, such as book signing sessions, literary festivals and debates.

Schutten won the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs in 2013 for his book Het raadsel van alles wat leeft. [2] He also won his second Gouden Griffel award for this book in 2014. The book was illustrated by Floor Rieder who won the Gouden Penseel award for her illustrations in 2014. [3] The book also marked Rieder's debut as children's book illustrator. [3]

The Nienke van Hichtum-prijs is a biennial Dutch literary award for children's literature awarded by the Jan Campert-Stichting. The award is named after children's author Nienke van Hichtum and was first awarded in 1964. The winner of the prize receives €6,000.

Schutten won another Vlag en Wimpel award in 2012 for his book Groeten uit 2030!.

Personal life

Schutten is married to Bibi Dumon Tak who is also an award-winning writer of Dutch children's literature. [4]

Margaretha Anna (Bibi) Dumon Tak is a Dutch writer of children's literature. After completing her degree in Dutch Literature, in 2001 Bibi Dumon Tak began her career as a children's non-fiction author with Het koeienboek.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Biografie - Jan Paul Schutten" (in Dutch). Leesfeest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Nienke van Hichtum-prijs 2013 - Jan Paul Schutten - Juryrapport" (in Dutch). Jan Campert-stichting Jaarboek 2013 - Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 Nieuwenhuis, Roderick (16 December 2015). "Dolf Verroen (87) schrijft Kinderboekenweekgeschenk 2016" (in Dutch). NRC. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  4. ↑ Koelewijn, Jannetje (7 September 2018). "'Ze zei: mijn kinderen zijn ook van jou, hè'" (in Dutch). NRC. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "90-jarige Dolf Verroen wint Zilveren Griffel voor kinderboek Droomopa" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 19 June 2019. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Juryrapport - Griffels, Penselen en Vlag en Wimpels 2019" (PDF) (in Dutch). CPNB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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