Kristien Dieltiens

Kristien Dieltiens (born 27 September 1954) is a Flemish author.

Career
Dieltiens made her debut in 1997 with De gouden bal. For her book Olrac (2000) 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

 * 2002: Prijs van de Kinder- en Jeugdjury Vlaanderen, Olrac
 * 2012: West-Vlaamse Provinciale Prijs Letterkunde, Kelderkind
 * 2013: Woutertje Pieterse Prijs, Kelderkind
 * 2014: Kleine Cervantes, Kelderkind