Poem Marieke Lucas Rijneveld translated in five languages
14 March 2022
The Dutch Foundation for Literature stands for free expression of speech and the peaceful exchange of ideas. Partly for this reason, we had the poem ‘Een krijgzuchtige tijd’ by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld translated into Ukrainian, Russian, German, French and English. The translations were made by Michele Hutchison (English), Jaroslav Dovhopolyy (Ukrainian), Anna Sidorova (Russian), Ruth Löbner (German), and Daniel Cunin (French).
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In Memoriam: Sjoerd Kuyper
The Dutch Foundation for Literature received the sad news yesterday that Dutch Children’s Books Author Sjoerd Kuyper has passed away at the age of 74. Kuyper was one of the most important voices in Dutch children’s and young adult literature. With support from the Foundation, his work has been translated into more than fifteen languages, including English, French, Korean and Turkish. In 2014, he he was appointed Officer in the Orde van Oranje-Nassau for his merits in Dutch literature at home and abroad.
Antjie Krog New Writer in Residence
The South African writer Antjie Krog will be staying at the Amsterdam Writers Residence from 25 September to 19 October at the invitation of the Dutch Foundation for Literature. During her residency, she will be working on several anthologies and will appear at events including ILFU and the Night of Poetry.
Agnes Vogt leaves the Dutch Foundation for Literature after 22 years
Agnes joined the Dutch Literary Production and Translation Fund in August 2004, as a specialist in children's and youth literature. In 2010, that organisation merged with the Fonds voor de Letteren to become the Dutch Foundation for Literature. There, too, she coordinated efforts to promote quality, diversity and awareness of children's books, and for seven years she was head of the International Department and a member of the Management Team.
Following an operation and a period of recovery last autumn, Agnes has decided to broaden her horizons. The foundation is delighted that she wishes to remain involved in specific projects in future.
Chiara Nardo receives Translation Talent Prize 2026
Chiara Nardo (1976) receives the Dutch Foundation for Literature's Translation Talent Prize 2026, for her exceptional translations from Dutch into Italian. She was selected by the jury from a strong field of twenty nominees, all of whom are distinguished by the high quality of their work and who contribute in various ways to the field of literary translation from Dutch. Chiara Nardo will receive the prize on the 26th of June during the Literaire Vertaaldagen, an annual event for literary translators in and from Dutch.
Romkje de Bildt new managing director
On 1 November, Romkje de Bildt becomes the new managing director of the Dutch Foundation for Literature. She succeeds Tiziano Perez, who announced in April that he will be leaving after ten years at the head of the national cultural foundation.
In Memoriam: Sjoerd Kuyper
The Dutch Foundation for Literature received the sad news yesterday that Dutch Children’s Books Author Sjoerd Kuyper has passed away at the age of 74. Kuyper was one of the most important voices in Dutch children’s and young adult literature. With support from the Foundation, his work has been translated into more than fifteen languages, including English, French, Korean and Turkish. In 2014, he he was appointed Officer in the Orde van Oranje-Nassau for his merits in Dutch literature at home and abroad.
Antjie Krog New Writer in Residence
The South African writer Antjie Krog will be staying at the Amsterdam Writers Residence from 25 September to 19 October at the invitation of the Dutch Foundation for Literature. During her residency, she will be working on several anthologies and will appear at events including ILFU and the Night of Poetry.
Agnes Vogt leaves the Dutch Foundation for Literature after 22 years
Agnes joined the Dutch Literary Production and Translation Fund in August 2004, as a specialist in children's and youth literature. In 2010, that organisation merged with the Fonds voor de Letteren to become the Dutch Foundation for Literature. There, too, she coordinated efforts to promote quality, diversity and awareness of children's books, and for seven years she was head of the International Department and a member of the Management Team.
Following an operation and a period of recovery last autumn, Agnes has decided to broaden her horizons. The foundation is delighted that she wishes to remain involved in specific projects in future.