Edward van de Vendel
Edward van de Vendel was born in Leerdam, The Netherlands (1964). He taught in primary schools before becoming a full-time writer in 2001. He writes novels for children and young adults, poetry, picturebooks, non-fiction and songlyrics, which are ublished at Querido’s publishing house (Holland) and De Eenhoorn (Belgium).
His books have received many awards: Golden Kiss (Gouden Zoen/Gouden Lijst, best book for teenagers, x4), Silver Slate (Zilveren Griffel, best books for children, x8), Woutertje Pieterse Prijs (critic’s choice, x2), Children's Prize (Flanders, Belgium), the Prix Sorcières (France, best picture book) and the Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis (Germany, best picture book).
He has two nominations for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (2011/2012), and one for the Hans Christian Andersen Award (2018).
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