Kristien Dieltiens | |
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Born | Antwerp, Belgium | 29 September 1954
Language | Dutch |
Notable awards |
Kristien Dieltiens (born 27 September 1954) is a Flemish author.
Dieltiens made her debut in 1997 with De gouden bal.[1] For her book Olrac (2000) she won the Prijs van de Kinder- en Jeugdjury Vlaanderen in 2002.[2]
For her 50th book Kelderkind Dieltiens won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs in 2013.[2][3][4] The book draws inspiration from the life of Kaspar Hauser, a German youth who claimed to have grown up in the total isolation of a darkened cell.[4] In 2012, Dieltiens also won the West-Vlaamse Provinciale Prijs Letterkunde for this book and it was also nominated for a Boekenleeuw.[2][3]