Annet Schaap (born 27 February 1965, Ochten) is a Dutch illustrator and writer of

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Biography

Schaap studied at an art school in Kampen ( Christelijke Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten) and later at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague. One of her teachers was Peter van Hugten. Between 1995 and 1999 she studied at a writers' school in Amsterdam. In 1988, she illustrated her first children's book, ''Joppe, Julia en Jericho'' by Austrian writer Christine Nöstlinger. Schaap went on to illustrate numerous books for numerous authors, including Francine Oomen, Jacques Vriens, Mieke van Hooft, Thea Dubelaar and Janneke Schotveld. Other authors include Liesbeth van der Jagt, Paul Biegel and

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. Her illustrations have also been published in children's magazines, such as '' Okki'' and '' Taptoe''. In 2017, she made her debut as author with the book ''Lampje''. For this book she won the

Nienke van Hichtum-prijs The Nienke van Hichtum-prijs (Dutch language, Dutch for Nienke van Hichtum Prize) is a biennial Dutch literary award for children's literature awarded by the Jan Campert-Stichting. The award is named after children's author Nienke van Hichtum and ...

, the

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and the

Gouden Griffel The Gouden Griffel (Golden Stylus) is an award given to authors of children's or teenagers' literature in the Netherlands. History Since 1971, it is awarded each year during the Dutch Children's Books Week, by the Stichting Collectieve Prop ...

. Schaap is the first author to win the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs with a debut novel. She became the second author to win these three awards for her book,

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being the first with his book ''Winterijs'' in 2001. In 2018, Schaap also won the Boekenleeuw award for ''Lampje''. The book has been translated by

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into English as ''Lampie and the Children of the Sea''. In 2020, the book was nominated for the Carnegie Medal award. This was the first time a translated book was nominated for the award.

Awards

* 2017:

, ''Lampje'' * 2018:

, ''Lampje'' * 2018: Boekenleeuw, ''Lampje''

References

External links

Annet Schaap
(in Dutch), Digital Library for Dutch Literature
Annet Schaap
(in Dutch), RKD - Nederlands Instituur voor Kunstgeschiedenis

Lambiek Comiclopedia {{DEFAULTSORT:Schaap, Annet 1965 births Living people Dutch children's writers Dutch women children's writers Woutertje Pieterse Prize winners Boekenleeuw winners Dutch women children's book illustrators Nienke van Hichtum Prize winners Gouden Griffel winners People from Neder-Betuwe 20th-century Dutch women artists 21st-century Dutch women artists