Sylvia Weve

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Sylvia Weve
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Sylvia Weve (2008)
Born (1954-05-28) 28 May 1954 (age 70)
Utrecht, Netherlands
Known for Illustration
Awards

Sylvia Weve (born 28 May 1954) is a Dutch illustrator.

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Weve has illustrated over 150 books and she has received numerous awards for her work, including the Gouden Penseel, the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs and the Max Velthuijs-prijs.

Career

In 1983, Weve made her debut as children's book illustrator by illustrating the book Een noom op school written by Corrie Hafkamp. [1] Early in her career, Weve illustrated many books by Rindert Kromhout. [1] Weve went on to illustrate many books by numerous authors including Karel Eykman, Veronica Hazelhoff, Ted van Lieshout, Bies van Ede and Edward van de Vendel. [1] In 2006, she published Kip en ei, a book which she both wrote and illustrated herself. [2]

Later in her career she started collaborating with Bette Westera and they both won various awards for their work, including the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs in 2015. [3] [2] They also won this award in 2020 for their book Uit elkaar. [4] [5]

In 2019, she won the prestigious Max Velthuijs-prijs for her entire oeuvre. [6]

Weve also created illustrations for children's magazines including Okki , Taptoe , Jippo , Ezelsoor and St. Kitts van de Bovenwindse. [1] Weve's work can also be found in magazines and newspapers such as Viva , Elsevier , Opzij , NRC Handelsblad and De Volkskrant . [1]

Awards

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Sylvia Weve" (in Dutch). jeugdliteratuur.org. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2015" (in Dutch). woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2020" (in Dutch). woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. 1 2 "'Uit elkaar' wint de Woutertje Pieterse Prijs voor het mooiste kinderboek" (in Dutch). Trouw. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  6. 1 2 van Lenteren, Pjotr (26 March 2019). "Illustrator Sylvia Weve krijgt prestigieuze Max Velthuijs-prijs" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs voor boek over de dood" (in Dutch). NOS.nl. 11 April 2015. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  8. ↑ de Veen, Thomas (26 March 2019). "Belangrijkste prijs voor kinderboekillustraties naar Sylvia Weve" (in Dutch). NRC. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
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