Mensje van Keulen

Mensje van Keulen (born 10 June 1946), pseudonym of Mensje Francina van der Steen, is a Dutch writer.

Career

Early in her career van Keulen made drawings, stories and poems for the magazine Propria Cures. Van Keulen made her debut in 1972 with the book Bleekers zomer. In 1991, she won the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs for her children's book Vrienden van de maan. In 2021, she won the J.M.A. Biesheuvelprijs for her short stories collection Ik moet u echt iets zeggen.

Van Keulen's children's books have been illustrated by various illustrators, including Thé Tjong-Khing, Willem van Malsen and Jan Jutte.

She was also on the list of candidates during the 2006 Dutch general election as well as the 2017 Dutch general election.

Personal life

Van Keulen has been a vegetarian from age 20. 2011: Charlotte Köhler Prize, entire oeuvre 2014: Constantijn Huygens Prize 2021: J.M.A. Biesheuvelprijs, Ik moet u echt iets zeggen