Annet Schaap

Annet Schaap (born 27 February 1965, Ochten)^[1] is a Dutch illustrator and writer of children's literature.

Annet Schaap
Annet Schaap (2018)
Born	(1965-02-27) 27 February 1965 (age 59) Ochten, Netherlands[1]
Nationality	Dutch
Known for	Illustration
Awards	Gouden Griffel 2018 Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2018

Biography

Schaap studied at an art school in Kampen (Christelijke Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten) and later at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague.^[2] One of her teachers was Peter van Hugten.^[1] Between 1995 and 1999 she studied at a writers' school in Amsterdam.^[1]

In 1988, she illustrated her first children's book, Joppe, Julia en Jericho by Austrian writer Christine Nöstlinger.^[1][2] Schaap went on to illustrate numerous books for numerous authors, including Francine Oomen, Jacques Vriens, Mieke van Hooft, Thea Dubelaar and Janneke Schotveld. Other authors include Liesbeth van der Jagt, Paul Biegel and Astrid Lindgren.^[1] Her illustrations have also been published in children's magazines, such as Okki and Taptoe.^[1][2]

In 2017, she made her debut as author with the book Lampje. For this book she won the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs, the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs and the Gouden Griffel.^[3][4][5] Schaap is the first author to win the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs with a debut novel.^[5] She became the second author to win these three awards for her book, Peter van Gestel being the first with his book Winterijs in 2001.^[6] In 2018, Schaap also won the Boekenleeuw award for Lampje.^[7][8] The book has been translated by Laura Watkinson into English as Lampie and the Children of the Sea. In 2020, the book was nominated for the Carnegie Medal award.^[9][10] This was the first time a translated book was nominated for the award.^[9][10]

Awards

• 2017: Nienke van Hichtum-prijs, Lampje
• 2018: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs, Lampje
• 2018: Gouden Griffel, Lampje
• 2018: Boekenleeuw, Lampje

References

1. Bellemans, Joke. "Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014) - Annet Schaap" (in Dutch). Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
2. "Annet Schaap" (in Dutch). jeugdliteratuur.org. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
3. "Annet Schaap over haar schrijfdebuut en de Gouden Griffel: 'Het verhaal kwam mijn hoofd binnenlopen'" (in Dutch). De Utrechtse Internet Courant. 6 October 2018. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
4. de Veen, Thomas (5 April 2018). "Kinderboekendebuut 'Lampje' wint ook Woutertje Pieterse Prijs" (in Dutch). nrc.nl. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
5. "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2018" (in Dutch). woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
6. van Lenteren, Pjotr (2 October 2018). "Annet Schaap wint Gouden Griffel en scoort zo een hattrick met avonturenverhaal Lampje" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
7. "Annet Schaap wint Boekenleeuw 2018" (in Dutch). De Standaard. 30 October 2018. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
8. "Annet Schaap en Marit Törnqvist winnen Boekenleeuw en Boekenpauw 2018" (in Dutch). Boek.be. 28 October 2018. Archived from the original on 17 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
9. "Annet Schaap grijpt met Lampje naast prestigieuze Britse jeugdboekenprijs". NU.nl (in Dutch). 17 June 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
10. "'Lampie' nominated for Carnegie Medal". Dutch Foundation for Literature. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.

External links

• Children's literature portal

• Annet Schaap (in Dutch), Digital Library for Dutch Literature
• Annet Schaap (in Dutch), RKD - Nederlands Instituur voor Kunstgeschiedenis
• Annet Schaap, Lambiek Comiclopedia