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Thomas Olde Heuvelt | |
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Thomas Olde Heuvelt | |
| Born | 16 April 1983 Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genre | Magic realism, Horror, Fantasy |
Thomas Olde Heuvelt (1983) is a Dutch author of five novels and many stories of the fantastic. His work contains elements of magical-realism, fantasy, contemporary horror and humor. Several of his stories were translated or adapted into English. BBC Radio called Olde Heuvelt "One of Europe's foremost talents in fantastic literature."[1]
Early Life and Influences[edit]
Olde Heuvelt was born in Nijmegen, Netherlands. He studied English language and American Literature at the Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen and at the University of Ottawa in Canada, where he lived for half a year. In many interviews, he recalls the literary hero's of his childhood to be Roald Dahl and Stephen King, creating a love for grim and dark fiction. Only later on he discovered the works of a wider range of contemporary writers like Jonathan Safran Foer, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Neil Gaiman and Yann Martel, whom he calls his greatest influences.[2]
Career[edit]
Olde Heuvelt wrote his debut novel De Onvoorziene at the age of sixteen. It was published with a small press in 2002, followed in 2004 by PhantasAmnesia, a 600-page novel in which he combines horror with humor and satire. This drew the attention of Jacques Post, publisher with Luitingh Sijthoff. Olde Heuvelt was the first Dutch author Post published with Luitingh Sijthoff. This established him as a well-known author in the Netherlands.[3][4]
After several of his stories were translated into English, Olde Heuvelt has been panelist at British Eastercon (2008, 2012), World Horror Convention in Brighton (2010) and Worldcon in Chicago (2012).
Olde Heuvelt is multiple winner the Paul Harland Prize for best Dutch work of the fantastic (2009 and 2012). His story The Boy Who Cast No Shadow published by PS Publishing in the UK, together with Carlos Ruiz Zafón received the Honorable Mention in the Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards in 2012[5]. The same story was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novelette in 2013[6], making Olde Heuvelt the first Dutch author ever to be nominated for a Hugo Award[7].
In april, 2013, Tor Books publishes his story The Ink Readers of Doi Saket, which rights were acquired by editor Ann VanderMeer [8].
Honours[edit]
- 2005 Paul Harland Prize (Debut Prize) for De kronieken van een weduwnaar
- 2009 Paul Harland Prize (Winner) for The Boy Who Cast No Shadow (Dutch version)
- 2012 Paul Harland Prize (Winner) for Fishbowl Universe (Dutch version)
- 2012 Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Awards (Honorable Mention, together with Carlos Ruiz Zafón) for The Boy Who Cast No Shadow (US)
- 2013 Hugo Awards (Nomination) for The Boy Who Cast No Shadow (US)
Bibliography[edit]
Short Fiction in English[edit]
- 2010 Harlequin on Dam Square (Oxygen Books, UK)
- 2012 The Boy Who Cast No Shadow (PS Publishing, UK)
- 2013 The Ink Readers of Doi Saket (Tor Books, USA)
Novels (Dutch)[edit]
- 2002 De Onvoorziene (Intes International)
- 2004 PhantasAmnesia (Intes International)
- 2008 Leerling Tovenaar Vader & Zoon (Luitingh Sijthoff)
- 2011 Harten Sara (Luitingh Sijthoff)
- 2013 HEX (Luitingh Sijthoff)
References[edit]
- ^ "Lavie Tidhar on Thomas Olde Heuvelt". The World SF Blog. 2012-06. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Biografie van Thomas Olde Heuvelt". Olde Heuvelt.com. 2012-06. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "The City Lit Café". Oxygen Books. 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- ^ "Harten Sara, Thomas Olde Heuvelt". Valashain. 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- ^ "SFFT Awards 2012 list". SFFT Awards. 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
- ^ "The Hugo Awards". The Official Site of the Hugo Awards. 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
- ^ "Thomas Olde Heuvelt Biography". The Antwerp Convention. 2013-03-30. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
- ^ "The Ink Readers of Doi Saket - a Tor.com Original". Tor Books. 2013-03. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
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External links[edit]
- Official Webpage Blog by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
- The Boy Who Cast No Shadow at PS Publishing
- Author page, The Ink Readers of Doi Saket at Macmillan