Max Velthuijs-prijs

The Max Velthuijs-prijs (Dutch for Max Velthuijs Prize) is a Dutch award awarded once every three years to an illustrator of a children's book. The award is not given for a particular work, but for the entire oeuvre. The award is named after Dutch painter, illustrator and writer Max Velthuijs (1923 – 2005). The winner of the prize receives €60,000.^[update] The award is awarded by the Stichting P.C. Hooft-prijs voor Letterkunde which also awards the P.C. Hooft-prijs and Theo Thijssen-prijs. The award was established in 2006 and first awarded in 2007.

Max Velthuijs-prijs
Awarded for	Oeuvre of illustrations in children's literature
Country	Netherlands
Presented by	Stichting P.C. Hooft-prijs voor Letterkunde
Reward(s)	€60,000
First award	2007
Website	https://literatuurmuseum.nl/literatuurprijzen/max-velthuijs-prijs

Winners

Sylvia Weve (2019 award)

• 2007: Mance Post^[1]
• 2010: Thé Tjong-Khing^[2]
• 2013: Wim Hofman^[3]
• 2016: Dick Bruna^[4]
• 2019: Sylvia Weve^[5][6]
• 2022: Philip Hopman^[7]