Martha Heesen

Martha Heesen (born May 6, 1948 in Oisterwijk , Netherlands ) is a Dutch author for children and young people.

She studied Dutch and initially worked as a translator . Her first book was published in 1993. Today Martha Heesen is one of the most important Dutch authors of young books. She received the " Zilveren Griffel " three times in a row and in 2015 the Theo Thijssenprijs for her complete works, the highest award that the Netherlands can bestow on authors of children's and youth literature. Her book "The Night When Mats Didn't Come Home" was awarded the " Golden Owl " in 2004 and was nominated for the German Youth Literature Prize in 2006.

Publications

• You don't have to like dogs at all. 2015 ISBN 978-3-8369-5733-5 .
• Montag has wings, with illustrations by Kees de Boer . Sauerländer, Mannheim 2010, ISBN 978-3-7941-6105-8 .
  • Original title: Maandag heeft vleugels. Querido.
• Pointed spines, soft heart. 2006 ISBN 3-596-80453-1
• Marie and heaven on earth. 2006 ISBN 3-7941-6062-2
• The night when Mats didn't come home. 2005 ISBN 3-7941-8037-2
• Little sister, big beast. 2004 ISBN 3-596-80386-1
• Urgent and important. 2003 ISBN 3-596-85132-7
• Little sister, big beast. 2002 ISBN 3-596-85103-3
• Jan in a detour. 1998 ISBN 3-473-34358-7
• Stoffel intervenes. 1997 ISBN 3-473-34258-0

Web links

• Literature by and about Martha Heesen in the catalog of the German National Library
• Short bio with photo (nl.)