Mensje van Keulen
Mensje van Keulen | |
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 Mensje van Keulen (1983) | |
| Born | Mensje Francina van der Steen 10 June 1946 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Pen name | Mensje van Keulen, Josien Meloen, Constant P. Cavalry |
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Mensje van Keulen (born 10 June 1946), pseudonym of Mensje Francina van der Steen, is a Dutch writer.
Career[edit]
Early in her career van Keulen made drawings, stories and poems for the magazine Propria Cures.[1] Van Keulen made her debut in 1972 with the book Bleekers zomer.[1] Van Keulen was editor of the magazine Maatstaf between 1973 and 1981.[1]
In 1986, van Keulen won the Zilveren Griffel award for her first children's book Tommie Station (1985).[1][2] In 1991, she won the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs for her children's book Vrienden van de maan.[1][2] A few years later, she received a Vlag en Wimpel award in 1993 for her book Meneer Ratti.[1]
For her entire oeuvre she won the Charlotte Köhler Prize in 2011. She also won the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 2014 for her entire oeuvre.[3][4]
Van Keulen's children's books have been illustrated by various illustrators, including Thé Tjong-Khing, Willem van Malsen and Jan Jutte.[1]
Some of van Keulen's work has been published under the pseudonyms Josien Meloen and Constant P. Cavalry.[2]
Politics[edit]
Van Keulen was also lijstduwer for the Party for the Animals during the European Parliament election in the Netherlands in 2004 as well as in 2014.[5]
She was also on the list of candidates during the 2006 Dutch general election as well as the 2017 Dutch general election.
Personal life[edit]
Van Keulen has been a vegetarian from age 20.[5] Van Keulen was married and she has one son.[5]
Awards[edit]
- 1986: Zilveren Griffel, Tommie Station[1][2]
- 1991: Nienke van Hichtum-prijs, Vrienden van de maan[1][2]
- 1993: Vlag en Wimpel, Meneer Ratti[1]
- 2003: Annie Romeinprijs, entire oeuvre[6]
- 2011: Charlotte Köhler Prize, entire oeuvre
- 2014: Constantijn Huygens Prize[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Staal, Jos. "Mensje van Keulen" (in Dutch). Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014) - Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d e van Bork, G.J. "Schrijvers en dichters (dbnl biografieënproject I) - Mensje van Keulen" (in Dutch). Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ a b Peters, Arjan (3 November 2014). "Constantijn Huygens-prijs voor Mensje van Keulen" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ a b Jaeger, Toef (4 November 2014). "Mensje van Keulen wordt bekroond voor hele oeuvre" (in Dutch). NRC. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ a b c Hooghiemstra, Daniela (6 July 2016). "'Ik vond al die vrije seks behoorlijk irritant'" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ "Annie Romeinprijs 2003" (in Dutch). Literatuurplein.nl. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
External links[edit]
- Mensje van Keulen, Nederlands Letterenfonds
- Mensje van Keulen (in Dutch), Digital Library for Dutch Literature
- Mensje van Keulen (in Dutch), jeugdliteratuur.org
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| National | |
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- 1946 births
- Living people
- Dutch children's writers
- 20th-century Dutch women writers
- 21st-century Dutch women writers
- Dutch women children's writers
- Constantijn Huygens Prize winners
- Pseudonymous women writers
- Nienke van Hichtum Prize winners
- Writers from The Hague
- 20th-century pseudonymous writers
- 21st-century pseudonymous writers