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Mensje van Keulen (born 10 June 1946), pseudonym of Mensje Francina van der Steen, is a Dutch writer.

In this Dutch name, the surname is van Keulen, not Keulen.
Mensje van Keulen
Mensje van Keulen (1983)
BornMensje Francina van der Steen
(1946-06-10) 10 June 1946 (age 76)
The Hague, Netherlands
Pen nameMensje van Keulen, Josien Meloen, Constant P. Cavalry
Notable awards
  • Zilveren Griffel
    1986
  • Nienke van Hichtum-prijs
    1991
  • Charlotte Köhler Prize
    2011
  • Constantijn Huygens Prize
    2014

Career


Early in her career van Keulen made drawings, stories and poems for the magazine Propria Cures.[1] Van Keulen made her debut in 1972 with the book Bleekers zomer.[1] Van Keulen was editor of the magazine Maatstaf between 1973 and 1981.[1]

In 1986, van Keulen won the Zilveren Griffel award for her first children's book Tommie Station (1985).[1][2] In 1991, she won the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs for her children's book Vrienden van de maan.[1][2] A few years later, she received a Vlag en Wimpel award in 1993 for her book Meneer Ratti.[1]

For her entire oeuvre she won the Charlotte Köhler Prize in 2011. She also won the Constantijn Huygens Prize in 2014 for her entire oeuvre.[3][4]

Van Keulen's children's books have been illustrated by various illustrators, including Thé Tjong-Khing, Willem van Malsen and Jan Jutte.[1]

Some of van Keulen's work has been published under the pseudonyms Josien Meloen and Constant P. Cavalry.[2]


Politics


Van Keulen was also lijstduwer for the Party for the Animals during the European Parliament election in the Netherlands in 2004 as well as in 2014.[5]

She was also on the list of candidates during the 2006 Dutch general election as well as the 2017 Dutch general election.


Personal life


Van Keulen has been a vegetarian from age 20.[5] Van Keulen was married and she has one son.[5]


Awards



References


  1. Staal, Jos. "Mensje van Keulen" (in Dutch). Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014) - Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  2. van Bork, G.J. "Schrijvers en dichters (dbnl biografieënproject I) - Mensje van Keulen" (in Dutch). Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  3. Peters, Arjan (3 November 2014). "Constantijn Huygens-prijs voor Mensje van Keulen" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  4. Jaeger, Toef (4 November 2014). "Mensje van Keulen wordt bekroond voor hele oeuvre" (in Dutch). NRC. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  5. Hooghiemstra, Daniela (6 July 2016). "'Ik vond al die vrije seks behoorlijk irritant'" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  6. "Annie Romeinprijs 2003" (in Dutch). Literatuurplein.nl. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2019.


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