Simon van der Geest
Dutch writer and poet
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Simon van der Geest (born 12 February 1978) is a Dutch writer and poet.
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Born12 February 1978
Gouda, Netherlands
OccupationWriter
LanguageDutch
Notable awards
- Gouden Griffel
2011
2013
Simon van der Geest | |
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Simon van der Geest (2015) | |
| Born | 12 February 1978 Gouda, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Dutch |
| Notable awards |
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Career
Van der Geest made his debut as children's writer in 2009 with the book Geel Gras.[1][2]
He won the Gouden Griffel award twice: in 2011 for his book Dissus and in 2013 for his book Spinder.[1][2][3] He also won the Jan Wolkers Prijs 2013 for the book Spinder.[4][5]
In 2015, he published the book Per ongelukt!, the Kinderboekenweekgeschenk published during the Kinderboekenweek of 2015.[2]
Awards
- 2011: Gouden Griffel, Dissus[3]
- 2013: Gouden Griffel, Spinder[1]
- 2016: Vlag en Wimpel, Spijkerzwijgen
