Simon van der Geest
{{short description|Dutch writer and poet}}
{{Family name hatnote|Van der Geest|Geest|lang=Dutch}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Simon van der Geest
| image = Simon van der Geest in Gouda (01).jpg
| caption = Simon van der Geest (2015)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|2|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gouda, Netherlands
| occupation = Writer
| language = Dutch
| awards = {{plainlist|
- {{Awards|award=Gouden Griffel|year=2011|year2=2013}}
}}
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Simon van der Geest (born 12 February 1978) is a Dutch writer and poet.
Career
Van der Geest made his debut as children's writer in 2009 with the book Geel Gras.{{cite web|url=https://www.nu.nl/boek/3590134/simon-van-geest-wint-gouden-griffel-met-spinder.html|title=Simon van der Geest wint Gouden Griffel met Spinder|date=1 October 2013|publisher=NU.nl|accessdate=16 June 2019|archive-date=16 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616212557/https://www.nu.nl/boek/3590134/simon-van-geest-wint-gouden-griffel-met-spinder.html|language=Dutch}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2014/10/27/simon-van-der-geest-schrijft-kinderboekenweekgeschenk-2015-a1467159|title=Simon van der Geest schrijft Kinderboekenweekgeschenk 2015|first=Thomas|last=de Veen|date=27 October 2014|publisher=NRC.nl|accessdate=17 June 2019|archive-date=17 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617122229/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2014/10/27/simon-van-der-geest-schrijft-kinderboekenweekgeschenk-2015-a1467159|language=Dutch}}
He won the Gouden Griffel award twice: in 2011 for his book Dissus and in 2013 for his book Spinder.{{cite web|url=https://www.nu.nl/boek/2632961/simon-van-geest-wint-gouden-griffel-2011.html|title=Simon van der Geest wint Gouden Griffel 2011|date=4 October 2011|publisher=NU.nl|accessdate=16 June 2019|archive-date=16 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616212918/https://www.nu.nl/boek/2632961/simon-van-geest-wint-gouden-griffel-2011.html|language=Dutch}} He also won the Jan Wolkers Prijs 2013 for the book Spinder.{{cite web|url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/jan-wolkers-prijs-voor-simon-van-der-geest~b7349933/|title=Jan Wolkers Prijs voor Simon van der Geest|date=28 October 2013|publisher=De Volkskrant|accessdate=23 June 2019|archive-date=23 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623225249/https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/jan-wolkers-prijs-voor-simon-van-der-geest~b7349933/|language=Dutch}}{{cite web|url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/uitreiking-jan-wolkers-prijs-wordt-een-waar-feest~b2405de5/|title=Uitreiking Jan Wolkers Prijs wordt een waar feest|first=Caspar|last=Janssen|date=16 October 2014|publisher=De Volkskrant|accessdate=23 June 2019|archive-date=23 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623225100/https://www.volkskrant.nl/cultuur-media/uitreiking-jan-wolkers-prijs-wordt-een-waar-feest~b2405de5/|language=Dutch}}
In 2015, he published the book Per ongelukt!, the Kinderboekenweekgeschenk published during the Kinderboekenweek of 2015.
Awards
- 2011: Gouden Griffel, Dissus
- 2013: Gouden Griffel, Spinder
- 2016: Vlag en Wimpel, Spijkerzwijgen
References
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External links
{{Commonscat|Simon van der Geest}}
- [https://www.dbnl.org/auteurs/auteur.php?id=gees035 Simon van der Geest] (in Dutch), Digital Library for Dutch Literature
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Category:Dutch children's writers
Category:20th-century Dutch male writers