Marjolijn Hof (born 1956) is a Dutch writer who lives in
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...
. She has won many awards including the "Gouden Uil Jeugd Literatuurprijs', the "Gouden Uil Prijs van de Jonge Lezer" and the "Gouden Griffel"..
In 2012 she received the
Vlag en Wimpel award for her book ''Mijn opa en ik en het varken Oma'' with illustrations by
Judith Ten Bosch.
Ten Bosch also illustrated her book ''Een boek vol beesten - Neushoorn'' (2005).
Works in English translation
*''Against the Odds'', Groundwood Books (2011)
*''Mother Number One'', Groundwood Books (2011)
References
External links
Official website
1956 births
Living people
Writers from Amsterdam
21st-century Dutch women writers
21st-century Dutch writers
Date of birth missing (living people)
Woutertje Pieterse Prize winners
Gouden Griffel winners
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