Hanneke de Jong
Hanneke de Jong was born in 1952 in Friesland. After teacher training college she taught for several years. She married, had children and then went back to studying. Once she had qualified to teach Friesian, she started writing stories and musicals.
Children's books
About the Author
Her first story for adults was awarded the Rely Jorritsma Prize. To write The Last Letter which was first published in Frisian, she retreated from her growing children, and the noise and activity at home to a caravan in Gaasterland.
In 2000 she was awarded a Silver Pin for the book by the Friesian youth literature jury. She translated the book into Dutch and was rewarded by the Golden Kiss jury in 2002 with an honourable mention.