Max Velthuijs-prijs
Dutch illustration award
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The Max Velthuijs-prijs (Dutch for Max Velthuijs Prize) is a Dutch award awarded once every three years to an illustrator of a children's book. The award is not given for a particular work, but for the entire oeuvre. The award is named after Dutch painter, illustrator and writer Max Velthuijs (1923 – 2005). The winner of the prize receives €60,000.[update] The award is awarded by the Stichting P.C. Hooft-prijs voor Letterkunde which also awards the P.C. Hooft-prijs and Theo Thijssen-prijs. The award was established in 2006 and first awarded in 2007.
AwardedforOeuvre of illustrations in children's literature
CountryNetherlands
PresentedbyStichting P.C. Hooft-prijs voor Letterkunde 
Reward€60,000
| Max Velthuijs-prijs | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Oeuvre of illustrations in children's literature |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Presented by | Stichting P.C. Hooft-prijs voor Letterkunde |
| Reward | €60,000 |
| First award | 2007 |
| Website | https://literatuurmuseum.nl/literatuurprijzen/max-velthuijs-prijs |
Winners
- 2007: Mance Post[1]
- 2010: Thé Tjong-Khing[2]
- 2013: Wim Hofman[3]
- 2016: Dick Bruna[4]
- 2019: Sylvia Weve[5][6]
- 2022: Philip Hopman[7][8]
- 2025: Annemarie van Haeringen[9]