| Birth date | 5 April 1962 (age 64) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Leeuwarden, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Writer, illustrator |
| Language | Dutch |
Daan Remmerts de Vries (born 5 April 1962) is a Dutch writer and illustrator.
Career
Remmerts de Vries made his debut in 1990 with Zippy en Slos, a collection of short stories.[1]
He won the Gouden Griffel award twice: in 2003, for his book Godje and, in 2010, for his book Voordat jij er was.[2] He also won the Zilveren Griffel award in 2015 for Soms laat ik je even achter and in 2017 for T.rex Trix in Naturalis.[3][4]
In 2021, he won the Theo Thijssen-prijs for his entire oeuvre.[5]
Remmerts de Vries has illustrated books written by several authors, including Ted van Lieshout, Sjoerd Kuyper and Francine Oomen.[1] He has also illustrated many of his own books.[1]
Awards
- 1997: Vlag en Wimpel, Mijn tuin, mijn tuin (written by Ted van Lieshout)[1]
- 2000: Vlag en Wimpel, Willis[1]
- 2003: Gouden Griffel, Godje[1][2]
- 2005: Zilveren Griffel, De Noordenwindheks[1]
- 2009: Vlag en Wimpel, Bernie King en de magische cirkels[1]
- 2010: Gouden Griffel, Voordat jij er was[2]
- 2015: Zilveren Griffel, Soms laat ik je even achter[3]
- 2017: Zilveren Griffel, T.rex Trix in Naturalis[4]
- 2018: Vlag en Wimpel, De cycloop
- 2021: Theo Thijssen-prijs, entire oeuvre
References
- ^ Linders, Joke. "Daan Remmerts de Vries" (in Dutch). Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014) - Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived 21 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Gouden Griffel voor Voordat jij er was" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 5 October 2010. Archived 20 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Zilveren Griffel voor negen kinderboeken" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 24 June 2015. Archived 20 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Zilveren Griffel voor beste kinderboeken uitgereikt" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 21 June 2017. Archived 20 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Theo Thijssen-prijs voor Daan Remmerts de Vries" (in Dutch). Letterenfonds. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.