Carll Cneut (born 8 January 1969) is a

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illustrator. He has illustrated many books by Dutch and Flemish authors and he has received numerous awards for his work.

Early life

Cneut studied graphic design at the Sint-Lucas School in

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, Belgium.

Career

Cneut made his debut with his illustrations in the poetry collection ''Varkentjes van marsepein'' written by

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. He won the Boekenpauw award twice: in 2000 for illustrating the book ''Willy'' written by Geert De Kockere and in 2004 for illustrating the book ''Mijnheer Ferdinand'' written by

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. In 2002, he published the book ''Het ongelooflijke liefdesverhaal van Heer Morf'' which he wrote as well as illustrated. In 2003, he won the Eselsohr award, the Zilveren Penseel and the

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for this book. At the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava he won a Golden Plaque in 2003 for the illustrations this book as well as the illustrations in the book ''Mijnheer Ferdinand'', written by

. He also won this award in 2005 for the book ''Dulle Griet''. In 2009, he won the

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together with Peter Verhelst for the book ''Het geheim van de keel van de nachtegaal'', an adaptation of '' The Nightingale'' by

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. He also received the Boekenpluim award for this book. Verhelst won the Gouden Griffel award for this book as well as a Boekenwelp. In 2015, he won the Boekenpluim award for illustrating the book ''De gouden kooi'' written by Anna Castagnoli. Cneut has illustrated books by many authors over the years, including

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, Ed Franck, Carl Norac and Brigitte Minne. He has also created illustrations for ''

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''. Much of his work has been published by De Eenhoorn.

Awards

* 2000: Boekenpauw, ''Willy'' (written by

) * 2000:

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, ''Heksenfee'' * 2001: Bologna Ragazzi Award Special Mention, ''Woeste Mie'' * 2002: Boekenpluim, ''Roodgeelzwartwit'' * 2002:

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, ''Roodgeelzwartwit'' * 2003: Eselsohr, ''Het ongelooflijke liefdesverhaal van Heer Morf'' * 2003: Zilveren Penseel, ''Het ongelooflijke liefdesverhaal van Heer Morf'' * 2003:

, ''Het ongelooflijke liefdesverhaal van Heer Morf'' * 2003: Golden Plaque Bratislava, ''Het ongelooflijke liefdesverhaal van Heer Morf'' and ''Mijnheer Ferdinand'' * 2004:

, ''Mijnheer Ferdinand'' * 2004: Boekenpauw, ''Mijnheer Ferdinand'' (written by

) * 2005: Golden Plaque Bratislava, ''Dulle Griet'' * 2007: Picturale Prestige Prijs, ''Eén miljoen vlinders'' * 2009:

, ''Het geheim van de keel van de nachtegaal'' (with Peter Verhelst) * 2009: Boekenpluim, ''Het geheim van de keel van de nachtegaal'' * 2009: White Raven Award Special Mention, ''Het geheim van de keel van de nachtegaal'' * 2009: Plantin-Moretus Publieksprijs, ''Het geheim van de keel van de nachtegaal'' * 2010: Boekenpluim, ''Fluit zoals je bent'' * 2010: Zilveren Penseel, ''Fluit zoals je bent'' * 2015: Boekenpluim, ''De gouden kooi'' * 2017: Prijs Letterkunde van de Provincie West-Vlaanderen, ''De gouden kooi''

References

External links

Carll Cneut
(in Dutch),

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Carll Cneut
(in Dutch), jeugdliteratuur.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Cneut, Carll 1969 births Living people Woutertje Pieterse Prize winners Belgian children's book illustrators Boekenpauw winners People from Roeselare 21st-century Belgian people