Anna Woltz
Anna Woltz (born 29 December 1981) is a Dutch writer of children's literature.
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Anna Woltz
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- Name
- Anna Woltz
- Born
- 29 December 1981
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands and United Kingdom.
- Occupation
- writer, journalist, columnist and young adult author.
- Fields
- Dutch literature and children's and young adult literature.
- Honours
- Thea Beckmanprijs, Zilveren Griffel, Gouden Griffel, Nienke van Hichtum-prijs, Katholischer Kinder- und Jugendbuchpreis and Premio Letteratura Ragazzi di Cento.
- Languages
- Dutch.
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Biography
Biography
The recorded working language is Dutch. The field of work recorded is Dutch literature and children's and young adult literature. Places of work recorded in the authority are Utrecht. Distinctions recorded are Thea Beckmanprijs, Zilveren Griffel, Gouden Griffel and Nienke van Hichtum-prijs.
Schrijfster Anna Woltz tijdens een schoolbezoek aan het Esdal College in Emmen
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Anna Woltz • Born — 29 December 1981
Early life
Early life
Woltz was born in 1981 in London, United Kingdom. Her father is Wout Woltz who was the editor-in-chief of NRC Handelsblad between 1983 and 1989.
Career
Career
In 2006, Woltz co-authored the book Post uit de oorlog with her father based on his experiences during World War II. In 2015, Woltz received the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs for her children's book Honderd uur nacht (2014), a story inspired by Woltz's time in New York City when Hurricane Sandy struck the city. A year later, Woltz received the Gouden Griffel award for her book Gips (2015). Woltz also received the Zilveren Griffel award in 2016 for Gips and in 2017 she received the same award for her book Alaska. Her book Mijn bijzonder rare week met Tess (2013) was awarded the Thea Beckmanprijs and in 2019 it was adapted to film by Steven Wouterlood. The film adaptation, internationally titled My Extraordinary Summer with Tess, won the Grand Prize Feature Film Award at the 2019 New York International Children's Film Festival. In 2022, her book De tunnel was nominated for the Flemish literary award Boon in the category children's literature. Woltz was also the author of Haaientanden, the Kinderboekenweekgeschenk published during the Kinderboekenweek of 2019.
Personal life
Personal life
She studied history in Leiden, Netherlands.
Awards
• Illustration — Anna Woltz receiving the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs in January 2016. • 2012: Thea Beckmanprijs, Ik kan nog steeds niet vliegen • 2015: Nienke van Hichtum-prijs, Honderd uur nacht • 2016: Gouden Griffel, Gips • 2016: Kleine Cervantes, Honderd uur nacht • 2017: Zilveren Griffel, Alaska
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- 1.van der Veer, Janneke. Anna Woltz. Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014) - Digital Library for Dutch Literature.
- 2.de Veen, Thomas. Anna Woltz krijgt Gouden Griffel. NRC. 4 October 2016.
- 3.NU.nl. Anna Woltz wint Gouden Griffel met Gips. 4 October 2016.
- 4.Noordhollands Dagblad. Nederlandse familiefilm opnieuw in de prijzen. 17 March 2019.
- 5.Maak kennis met de genomineerden. De Boon.
- 6.Shortlist Boon voor literatuur 2022 bekend. VRT. 14 January 2022.
- 7.Becker, Sander. Ziekte, dood, verlies: Anna Woltz behandelt ernstige onderwerpen in haar kinderboeken. Trouw. 2 October 2019.
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