Sylvia Weve

Sylvia Weve
Sylvia Weve (2008)
Born (1954-05-28) 28 May 1954 (age 70)
Utrecht, Netherlands
Known forIllustration
Awards

Sylvia Weve (born 28 May 1954) is a Dutch illustrator.

Weve has illustrated over 150 books and she has received numerous awards for her work, including the Gouden Penseel, the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs and the Max Velthuijs-prijs.

Career

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In 1983, Weve made her debut as children's book illustrator by illustrating the book Een noom op school written by Corrie Hafkamp.[1] Early in her career, Weve illustrated many books by Rindert Kromhout.[1] Weve went on to illustrate many books by numerous authors including Karel Eykman, Veronica Hazelhoff, Ted van Lieshout, Bies van Ede and Edward van de Vendel.[1] In 2006, she published Kip en ei, a book which she both wrote and illustrated herself.[2]

Later in her career she started collaborating with Bette Westera and they both won various awards for their work, including the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs in 2015.[3][2] They also won this award in 2020 for their book Uit elkaar.[4][5]

In 2019, she won the prestigious Max Velthuijs-prijs for her entire oeuvre.[6]

Weve also created illustrations for children's magazines including Okki, Taptoe, Jippo, Ezelsoor and St. Kitts van de Bovenwindse.[1] Weve's work can also be found in magazines and newspapers such as Viva, Elsevier, Opzij, NRC Handelsblad and De Volkskrant.[1]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Bellemans, Joke. "Sylvia Weve" (in Dutch). Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur (1982 - 2014) - Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Sylvia Weve" (in Dutch). jeugdliteratuur.org. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2015" (in Dutch). woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs 2020" (in Dutch). woutertjepieterseprijs.nl. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b "'Uit elkaar' wint de Woutertje Pieterse Prijs voor het mooiste kinderboek" (in Dutch). Trouw. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b van Lenteren, Pjotr (26 March 2019). "Illustrator Sylvia Weve krijgt prestigieuze Max Velthuijs-prijs" (in Dutch). De Volkskrant. Archived from the original on 13 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Woutertje Pieterse Prijs voor boek over de dood" (in Dutch). NOS.nl. 11 April 2015. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  8. ^ de Veen, Thomas (26 March 2019). "Belangrijkste prijs voor kinderboekillustraties naar Sylvia Weve" (in Dutch). NRC. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
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