Carli Biessels

Carli Biessels (1936 – 16 September 2016) was a Dutch writer of children's literature.

Carli Biessels
Born1936[1]
Nijmegen, Netherlands[1]
Died16 September 2016(2016-09-16) (aged 79–80)[2]
Nijmegen, Netherlands[2]
OccupationWriter
NationalityDutch[1]
GenreChildren's literature
Notable awards
Children4[3]
Quote by Biessels on a plaque in Nijmegen

Biography

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]

Awards

Publications
  • Twee druppels water (1998)
  • Anton en het kamelenkleed (1999)
  • Sinterklaas' verhalen: over mijterrekjes, voetbalschoenen en de rode staf (1999)
  • De buurman van de Magere Heinen (2000)
  • De feestrede (2000)
  • Tussen Mees en Mol (2002)
  • De zee, de zee (2002)
  • Doortje wil naar de zee kijken (2003)
  • Op doortocht (2004)
  • De meeste dingen gebeurden onverwachts (2005)
  • Irah en de dieren (2006)
  • Geknipt (2008)
  • Juwelen van stras (2009)
  • Lucas en de woorden: een verhaal over leren lezen (2011)
  • Ik moet je iets belangrijks vertellen (2016)

References
  1. "Carli Biessels" (in Dutch). jeugdliteratuur.org. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. "Carli Biessels overleden" (in Dutch). leopold.nl. 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. "Biografie Carli Biessels" (in Dutch). woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  4. "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs-winnares Carli Biessels overleden" (in Dutch). jaapleest.nl. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  5. "Carli Biessels (1936 - 2016)" (in Dutch). letterenfonds.nl. 23 September 2016. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  6. "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs voor Carli Biessels" (in Dutch). nrc.nl. 5 March 2010. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  7. "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2010" (in Dutch). woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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