Hilde Vandermeeren facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hilde Vandermeeren
Born	(1970-09-25) 25 September 1970 (age 54)
Nationality	Belgian
Genres	thriller, children's books

Hilde Vandermeeren (born September 25, 1970, in Waregem) is a talented writer from Belgium. She writes many different kinds of books. She is known for her exciting psychological thrillers for adults and her wonderful stories for children and young people.

About Hilde Vandermeeren

Hilde Vandermeeren studied psychology. She also teaches adults about psychology and how to write creatively. Since 2001, she has written almost 50 books for kids and teens. Many of her books have been translated into other languages. These include Danish, German, Spanish, Korean, French, and Chinese.

Hilde has won many awards for her books. Some of these are the Zilveren Griffel, a Boekenwelp, and a White Raven. These are special awards for children's books.

Her Thriller Books

Hilde also writes thrilling books for adults. These are called psychological thrillers. Her book Als alles duister wordt (which means When Darkness Descends) came out in 2013. It won the Hercule Poirot Readers Prize that same year. Another one of her thrillers, Stille grond (meaning Silent Ground), was even considered for a movie!

She has written other popular thrillers too. These include De toeschouwers (The Watchers) and Scorpio. Scorpio was later published in the UK as The Scorpion's Head. It is part of a special book series called Walter Presents.

Short Stories and Other Works

Hilde has also written short stories for a famous mystery magazine. Her story The Lighthouse was nominated for an award in the USA. She also worked with a criminal lawyer, Walter Damen, on a series of three books. These books are called Restless, Bottomless, and Relentless.

Her books are part of a big international project called DETECt. This project involves universities and creative people from different countries in Europe.

Special Recognition

In 2021, Hilde Vandermeeren became an Honorary Citizen of Torhout. This was to celebrate her amazing achievements in writing.

Awards and Prizes

Hilde Vandermeeren has won many awards for her writing.

Awards for Adult Books

• Hercule Poirot Readers' Prize (Belgium, 2013)
• Longlist Nomination Diamond Bullet (Belgium, 2013)
• Longlist Nomination Hebban Crimezone Thriller Award (The Netherlands, 2014)
• Shortlist Nomination Golden Nose (The Netherlands, 2016)
• Shortlist Derringer Award Best Short Story (USA, 2017)
• Hercule Poirot Prize for best Flemish Crime Novel of the Year (Belgium, 2017)
• Longlist BookSpot Golden Nose (The Netherlands, 2018)
• Longlist VRT Lang Zullen We Lezen-Award category Thrillers (Belgium, 2018)
• Longlist MAX Gouden Vleermuis 2019 - Oeuvre Prize (The Netherlands, 2019)
• Honorable Mention Sabam-jury for Best Author (Belgium, 2020)

Awards for Children and Young People's Books

• Woord- en Beeld Prize (The Netherlands, 2002)
• Longlist Nomination Golden Owl - Literature for young people (2003)
• Third place - Children and young people Jury Flanders (2004)
• Zilveren Griffel (The Netherlands, 2005)
• Vlag en Wimpel (The Netherlands, 2006)
• Third place - Children and young people Jury Flanders (2006)
• Boekenwelp (2007)
• White Raven (2007)
• Bronze Medal Literature Prize Province of West Flanders, books for children and young people (2009)
• Silver Medal Literature Prize Province of West Flanders, books for children and young people (2009)
• Vlag en Wimpel (The Netherlands, 2013)

General Cultural Awards

• Gouden Feniks 2009, Culture Prize awarded by the Houtland Foundation
• Culture Prize 2014 Torhout in the category Cultural Ambassador
• Juliaan Claerhout Prize 2017 awarded by Culture Council Wielsbeke
• Lifetime Achievement Award 2020 Culture Prize Torhout
• Honorary Citizen of Torhout

Hilde Vandermeeren's Books

Here are some of the books Hilde Vandermeeren has written:

Books for Adults

• Als alles duister wordt - As Darkness Descends (2013)
• De toeschouwers - The Watchers (2014)
• Stille grond - Silent Ground (2015)
• Scorpio (2016) / The Scorpion's Head (Pushkin Press, UK, 2021)
• Schemerzone - Shadow Zone (2017)
• Pas op voor de buren - Beware of the Neighbours (2018)
• Rusteloos - Restless : in collaboration with criminal lawyer Walter Damen (2018)
• Bodemloos - Bottomless: in collaboration with criminal lawyer Walter Damen (2019)
• Meedogenloos - Relentless: in collaboration with criminal lawyer Walter Damen (2020)

Books for Children and Young People

• Een vroege zomer (2001)
• Een huis om in te verdwalen (2002)
• De prinses en de kurk (2002)
• Het gebroken masker (2003)
• Krullen (2003)
• Het grote Zwinvoorleesboek (diverse auteurs, 2004)
• De twaalfde man (2004)
• Het kistje van Cleo (2005)
• Mijn eerste sprookjesgroeiboek (2006)
• Later word ik circusartiest (2006)
• Later word ik dierenarts (2006)
• Van een kind dat tikkertje speelt met de wind (2006)
• Mijn eerste griezelgroeiboek (2007)
• Schatten zoeken (2007)
• Later word ik brandweerman (2007)
• Later word ik balletdanseres (2007)
• Mijn geheime papa (2008)
• Opeens was ik er (2008)
• Mijn sprookjeskijkboek (2008)
• Mama wil op reis (2008)
• Later word ik verkoopster (2009)
• Later word ik juf (2009)
• Later word ik metselaar (2009)
• Later word ik politieman (2009)
• Maankind (2009)
• Nachtraven en de zaak van de verdwenen postbode (2009)
• Mijn mooiste dierensprookjeskijkboek (2009)
• Operatie Bernie buiten (2009)
• Later word ik dokter (2010)
• Later word ik kok (2010)
• Binnenpoes buiten (2010)
• Nachtraven en het geheim van Cornwall Castle (2010)
• Later word ik voetballer (2011)
• Later word ik kapster (2011)
• Nachtraven en het mysterie van de drie vazen (2011)
• Noor en Fien: het grote Paulien-plan (2011)
• Camping Zeevos (2012)
• Verboden te lachen (2012)
• Noor en Fien: strijd op de dansvloer (2012)
• De Vuurman (2012)
• Het geheim van Barry Boudini (2012)
• Het pleintje: Winterwarmte (2013)
• De jacht op de valse koekjes (2014)
• Het uitzonderlijke leven van Violetta Vonk (2014)
• Wolken boven Waterdorp (2015)