Simon van der Geest
Simon van der Geest (born 12 February 1978) is a Dutch writer and poet.
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| Born | 12 February 1978 Gouda, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Dutch |
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Career
Van der Geest made his debut as children's writer in 2009 with the book Geel Gras.[1][2]
He won the Gouden Griffel award twice: in 2011 for his book Dissus and in 2013 for his book Spinder.[1][2][3] He also won the Jan Wolkers Prijs 2013 for the book Spinder.[4][5]
In 2015, he published the book Per ongelukt!, the Kinderboekenweekgeschenk published during the Kinderboekenweek of 2015.[2]
Awards
- 2011: Gouden Griffel, Dissus[3]
- 2013: Gouden Griffel, Spinder[1]
- 2016: Vlag en Wimpel, Spijkerzwijgen
References
- "Simon van der Geest wint Gouden Griffel met Spinder" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 1 October 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- de Veen, Thomas (27 October 2014). "Simon van der Geest schrijft Kinderboekenweekgeschenk 2015" (in Dutch). NRC.nl. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- "Simon van der Geest wint Gouden Griffel 2011" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 4 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "Jan Wolkers Prijs voor Simon van der Geest" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. 28 October 2013. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- Janssen, Caspar (16 October 2014). "Uitreiking Jan Wolkers Prijs wordt een waar feest" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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