Jan Paul Schutten
Jan Paul Schutten (born November 30, 1970 in Vlissingen , Netherlands ) is a Dutch writer who mainly writes books for children and young people.
Life
Schutten studied communication science in Utrecht and then worked as a copywriter in an advertising agency. In 2002 he published his first children's book Ruik eens wat ik zeg (' Smell what I'm saying to you'). A few years later he quit his job in the advertising agency and devoted himself entirely to writing. Since then he has written over forty books for children and young people in the Netherlands, some of which have been translated into more than ten languages. Schutten mainly writes informative books, including about animals, history and science.
Honors and prizes
- 2008: Gouden Griffel for Kinderen van Amsterdam
- 2014: Gouden Griffel for Het raadsel van alles wat leeft en de stinksokken van Jos Grootjes uit Driel ('Evolution: or the riddle of everything that lives')
- 2014: Book of the Month October 2014, German Academy for Children's and Young People's Literature for Evolution or The Riddle of Everything That Lives
- 2014: Emy's non-fiction prize for Evolution or The Riddle of Everything That Lives
- 2014: Science Book of the Year, Image of Science for Evolution or The Riddle of All That Lives
- 2014: Lynx of the Month (Radio Bremen, Die Zeit) for Evolution or The Riddle of Everything That Lives
- 2015: The best 7 , Deutschlandfunk for Evolution or The Riddle of Everything That Lives
Bibliography (German)
- Evolution: or The Riddle of Everything That Lives, German by Verena Kiefer. Gerstenberg Verlag, Hildesheim 2015
- Man: or the miracle of our body and its trillion inhabitants, German by Verena Kiefer. Gerstenberg Verlag, Hildesheim 2016
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schutten, Jan Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch author for children and young people |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vlissingen , Netherlands |