Benny Lindelauf

(Sittard, 1964) as a child liked to listen to the stories his grandmother told him. Stories about her youth, and fairy tales. When he grew older he went to the Theaterschool in Amsterdam. He played and danced in various (youth) theatre productions. Meanwhile he is a fulltime writer, and he teaches people who want to learn how to write. His first book Omhoogvaldag (Falling upward day) appeared in 1998. Followed by among others Schuilen in een jas (Taking shelter in a coat) and Negen Open Armen (Nine open arms). For the latter he received the Gouden Zoen (Golden Kiss) 2005 and the Thea Beckman Award 2004. In 2010 De hemel van Heivisj (Heyvish's heaven) appeared, the sequel to Negen Open Armen, for which he received the Woutertje Pieterse Prize, the Dioraphte Youth literature prize and the Nienke van Hichtum Prize. Benny Lindelauf loves the theatre and regularly writes texts for youth theatre companies.