About Koos Meinderts
Born 1953. Koos Meinderts is a Dutch writer, translator and children's writer.
Koos Meinderts (born 20 January 1953) is a Dutch writer of children's literature.
Career
Meinderts made his debut in 1983 with the children's book Mooi meegenomen.
In 2016, he won the Boekenleeuw for his book De zee zien. In 2017, he won the Gouden Griffel for his book Naar het noorden.
In 2019, his book De Club van Lelijke Kinderen (The Club of Ugly Children) was made into a movie by Jonathan Elbers.
Awards
2003: Vlag en Wimpel, Keizer en de verhalenvader 2016: Boekenleeuw, De zee zien 2017: Zilveren Griffel, Naar het noorden 2017: Gouden Griffel, Naar het noorden 2018: Vlag en Wimpel, Dag poes! (with Bette Westera, Sjoerd Kuyper, Hans Hagen, Monique Hagen) 2019: Vlag en Wimpel, De schelmenstreken van Reinaert de Vos
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Who is Koos Meinderts?
Dutch writer
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Koos Meinderts was born on 20 January 1953 in The Hague.
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Koos Meinderts is a writer, translator and children's writer.
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Koos Meinderts is Dutch.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Koos Meinderts. https://biography.guide/koos-meinderts/
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