Edward van de Vendel (born 1 August 1964) is a Dutch teacher, author, poet and writer of children's literature.
Early life
Van de Vendel was born in 1964 in Leerdam, Netherlands. He worked as a teacher for several years before becoming a full-time writer in 2001.
Career
Van de Vendel made his poetry debut in 1996 with Betrap me.
In 2001, Van de Vendel published Wat rijmt er op puree?, the Kinderboekenweekgeschenk, a publication on the occasion of the annual Boekenweek (Dutch Book Week).
In 2004, he won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs together with Fleur van der Weel for the book Superguppie. In 2016, he also won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs together with Martijn van der Linden for the book Stem op de okapi.
His books have been illustrated by various illustrators, including Alice Hoogstad, Fleur van der Weel, Martijn van der Linden, Sebastiaan Van Doninck and Sylvia Weve.
Awards
1999: Gouden Zoen, Gijsbrecht 2000: Gouden Zoen, De dagen van de bluegrassliefde 2001: Zilveren Griffel, Dom Konijn 2004: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs (with Fleur van der Weel), Superguppie 2007: Gouden Zoen, Ons derde lichaam 2008: Zilveren Griffel, Eén miljoen vlinders 2009: Zilveren Griffel, Opa laat zijn tenen zien 2009: Glazen Globe, De gelukvinder 2010: Jenny Smelik-IBBY-prijs, De gelukvinder 2010: Zilveren Griffel, Fluit zoals je bent 2011: Zilveren Griffel, Hoera voor Superguppie! 2016: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs (with Martijn van der Linden), Stem op de okapi 2019: Zilveren Griffel, Vosje 2019: Anna Blaman Prijs 2023: De Boon for Children's and youth literature, Misjka (with Anoush Elman and Annet Schaap)
References
External links
Edward van de Vendel (in Dutch), Digital Library for Dutch Literature