Belgian award for Dutch literature
The Golden Book-Owl (De Gouden Boekenuil) is a Belgian prize for original Dutch language literature. Originally it was named Golden Owl (De Gouden Uil). It has been awarded annually since 1995.
It has changed categories several times during the years. For the first five years it consisted of three columns: Fiction, non-fiction and children and youth books. As for 2000 to 2008 the non-fiction category was replaced by an audience award. In 2009 and 2010 it had even four categories: Literature, Youth Literature, Audience and Youth Audience. Since 2012 it is reduced to grown up literature prizes. The winner gets 25,000 euro and a work of art, the winner of the 100 reader's prize gets 2,500 euro and a MontBlanc pen.[ 1]
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Gerrit Komrij Jeroen Brouwers Arnon Grunberg 1995 :
1996
Fiction: Guido van Heulendonk - Paarden Zijn Ook Varkens
Children and youth books: Anton Quintana - Het Boek van Bod Pa
Non-fiction: Joris van Parys - Frans Masereel, een biografie
1997
Fiction: A.F.Th. van der Heijden - Het Hof van Barmhartigheid & Onder het Plaveisel het Moeras
Children and youth books: Joke van Leeuwen - Iep!
Non-fiction: Elsbeth Etty - Liefde is Heel het leven
1998
1999
Fiction: Geerten Meijsing - Tussen Mes en Keel
Children and youth books: Rita Verschuur - Jubeltenen
Non-fiction: Gerrit Komrij - In Liefde Bloeyende
2000
2001
2002
2003
Literature Prize: Tom Lanoye - Boze Tongen
Youth Literature Prize: Floortje Zwigtman - Wolfsroedel
Audience Award: Tom Lanoye - Boze Tongen
2004
Literature Prize: Hafid Bouazza - Paravion
Youth Literature Prize: Martha Heesen - Toen Faas niet thuiskwam
Audience Award: Chris De Stoop - Zij kwamen uit het Oosten
2005
2006
Literature Prize: Henk van Woerden - Ultramarijn
Youth Literature Prize: Floortje Zwigtman - Schijnbewegingen
Audience Award: Stefan Brijs - De engelenmaker
2007
2008
Literature Prize: Marc Reugebrink - Het Grote Uitstel
Youth Literature Prize: Sabien Clement, Mieke Versyp and Pieter Gaudesaboos - Linus
Audience Award: Jeroen Brouwers - Datumloze dagen
2009
Literature Prize: Robert Vuijsje - Alleen maar nette mensen
Youth Literature Prize: Peter Verhelst - Het geheim van de keel van de nachtegaal (ill. Carll Cneut )
Audience Award: Pia de Jong - Lange dagen
Audience Youth Award: Els Beerten - Allemaal willen we de hemel
2010
Literature Prize: Cees Nooteboom - 's Nachts komen de vossen
Youth Literature Prize: Ditte Merle - Wild Verliefd
Audience Award: Tom Lanoye - Sprakeloos
Audience Youth Award: Marita de Sterck- De hondeneters
2011
2012 now renamed as 'De Gouden Boekenuil'[ 2]
Literature Prize: David Pefko - Het voorseizoen
Audience Award: Stephan Enter - Grip
2013
2014 [ 3]
Literature Prize: Joost de Vries - De republiek
Audience Award: Stefan Hertmans - Oorlog en terpentijn