De Zevensprong

by | Mar 30, 2016 | Blog

For a little inspiration during the final stages of my translation of Tonke Dragt’s De Zevensprong (to be published by Pushkin Press as The Song of Seven), I took a day trip to Ruurlo, where the television series was filmed in 1982. Here’s me at the actual...

February fun

by | Feb 29, 2016 | Blog

The Flemish Literature Fund organised another wonderful Publishers’ Tour in Flanders for children’s literature professionals. It was great to be able to take part in a session at the Vertalershuis in Antwerp, where Aline Sax and I introduced her work to...

Congratulations, Anna!

by | Jan 17, 2016 | Blog

Hoorah! Many congratulations to Anna Woltz, who was awarded the Nienke van Hichtum prize for her book Honderd uur nacht today, for the best 13+ children’s book of the year. It’s a fantastic read and a deserving winner – and it will soon be coming out...