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Academy member Lida Dijkstra awarded with a Gouden Griffel

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Children's book author Lida Dijkstra (1961) will receive the Gouden Griffel 2025, the award for the best-written children's book, for ‘De Wonderverteller’ (The Wonder Storyteller). She was surprised with the news on Wednesday during a guest lecture by De Schoolschrijver at IBS't Pompebled in De Westereen.

Illustrator Natascha Stenvert has been awarded the Gouden Penseel 2025, the prize for the most beautifully illustrated children's book. The winners were announced in the run-up to Children's Book Week, which starts on Wednesday, October 1. The prizes will be awarded on Friday evening at the Children's Book Ball in Amsterdam. In addition to the Golden Pencil and the Golden Brush, the winners will receive €10,000 for their award. Watch the report here on NOS Jeugdjournaal.

Griffeljury about ‘De Wonderverteller’
'…Breathing new life into famous stories. That is Lida Dijkstra's strength. In De wonderverteller (The Storyteller), she goes one step further by showing within the story how stories can be told. The jury is deeply impressed by the way in which the author brings history to life in a new form. De wonderverteller is compelling in its adventure and heartwarming in its characters. In addition to great craftsmanship, this book exudes a great deal of freedom, playfulness, and literary power...'

Member of the Fryske Akademy
Lida Dijkstra was appointed a member of the Akademy on Akademy Day in September 2022 because her Frisian children's and young adult books bring the history, literature, and culture of the province of Fryslân to the attention of a wide audience.Akademylid fan de Fryske Akademy.

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