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Jan Paul Schutten

Jan Paul Schutten

Dutch writer of children's literature

Jan Paul Schutten (born 30 November 1970) is a Dutch writer of children's literature.

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Career

Schutten's debut book Ruik eens wat ik zeg, de taal van dieren en planten was awarded in 2004 with the Vlag en Wimpel award.[1] The book was illustrated by Sieb Postuma.[1]

In 2008, Schutten received the Gouden Griffel award for his book Kinderen van Amsterdam with illustrations by Paul Teng. In the following year, Schutten wrote the book De wraak van het spruitje, the Kinderboekenweekgeschenk on the occasion of the annual Boekenweek.

Schutten won the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs in 2013 for his book Het raadsel van alles wat leeft.[2] He also won his second Gouden Griffel award for this book in 2014. The book was illustrated by Floor Rieder who won the Gouden Penseel award for her illustrations in 2014.[3] The book also marked Rieder's debut as children's book illustrator.[3]

Schutten won another Vlag en Wimpel award in 2012 for his book Groeten uit 2030!.

Personal life

Schutten is married to Bibi Dumon Tak who is also an award-winning writer of Dutch children's literature.[4]

Awards

References

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    "Biografie - Jan Paul Schutten" (in Dutch). Leesfeest. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
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    "Nienke van Hichtum-prijs 2013 - Jan Paul Schutten - Juryrapport" (in Dutch). Jan Campert-stichting Jaarboek 2013 - Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
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    Nieuwenhuis, Roderick (16 December 2015). "Dolf Verroen (87) schrijft Kinderboekenweekgeschenk 2016" (in Dutch). NRC. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
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    Koelewijn, Jannetje (7 September 2018). "'Ze zei: mijn kinderen zijn ook van jou, hè'" (in Dutch). NRC. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
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    "90-jarige Dolf Verroen wint Zilveren Griffel voor kinderboek Droomopa" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 19 June 2019. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
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    "Juryrapport - Griffels, Penselen en Vlag en Wimpels 2019" (PDF) (in Dutch). CPNB. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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