Carli Biessels | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1936[1] Nijmegen, Netherlands[1] |
| Died | 16 September 2016 (aged 79–80)[2] Nijmegen, Netherlands[2] |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Dutch[1] |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Notable awards | |
| Children | 4[3] |
Carli Biessels (1936 – 16 September 2016) was a Dutch writer of children's literature.
Biessels was born and died in Nijmegen, where she studied pedagogy.[3] Biessels worked in the field of children psychiatry and orthopedagogy.[3]
Before writing books for children Biessels wrote various stories for children's magazines Okki and Taptoe.[3] Biessels made her debut as an author at 62 years of age with her book Twee druppels water (1998).[4][5] The book was on the Longlist for the Gouden Uil award in 1999.[5]
In 2010, she won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs for her book Juwelen van stras.[1][5][6][7] She also received the Vlag en Wimpel award in 2001 for her book De feestrede and in 2007 for her book Irah en de dieren.[1][5] Her last book Ik moet je iets belangrijks vertellen (2016) was published posthumously.[2]
Her books have been illustrated by various illustrators, including Martijn van der Linden, Harmen van Straaten and Marije Tolman.[2] Other illustrators include Patsy Backx, Marjolein Hund and Wolf Erlbruch. Her book Anton en het kamelenkleed (1999) was illustrated by one of her daughters.[3]
Hanni Ehlers and Mirjam Pressler have translated some of her books to German.
Biessels married and had four children.[3]
