Kristien Dieltiens
Kristien Dieltiens is a Flemish author.Career
Dieltiens made her debut in 1997 with De gouden bal. For her book Olrac she won the Prijs van de Kinder- en Jeugdjury Vlaanderen in 2002.
For her 50th book Kelderkind Dieltiens won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs in 2013. The book draws inspiration from the life of Kaspar Hauser, a German youth who claimed to have grown up in the total isolation of a darkened cell. In 2012 Dieltiens also won the West-Vlaamse Provinciale Prijs Letterkunde for this book and it was also nominated for a Boekenleeuw.Awards
