Marjolijn Hof

Dutch writer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroDutch writer
PlacesNetherlands
isWriter Children's writer
Work fieldLiterature
Gender
Female
Birth1956, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Age69 years
Awards
Gouden Griffel2007
Zilveren Griffel2007
Woutertje Pieterse prize2014
Golden Owl2007
The details

Biography

Marjolijn Hof (born 1956) is a Dutch writer and lives in Amsterdam. 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) ISBN 0-8889-9950-X
  • Mother Number One, Groundwood Books (2011) ISBN 1-55498-078-X
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