Mensje van Keulen

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. Some of van Keulen's work has been published under the pseudonyms Josien Meloen and Constant P. Cavalry. == Politics ==

Van Keulen was also lijstduwer for the Party for the Animals during the European Parliament election in the Netherlands in 2004 as well as in 2014. 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. Van Keulen was married and she has one son. == Awards ==

• 1986: Zilveren Griffel, Tommie Station • 2011: Charlotte Köhler Prize, entire oeuvre • 2014: Constantijn Huygens Prize • 2021: J.M.A. Biesheuvelprijs, Ik moet u echt iets zeggen == References ==