Thea Doelwijt (born December 3, 1938 in Den Helder) is a Surinamese
writer.Doelwijt's father was Surinamese and her mother was Dutch. She
came to Suriname in 1961 where she worked as a journalist for the
newspaper, Suriname. She was editor of the magazine, Moetete
(1968â€"69). Doelwijt wrote two widely read novels, and in the 1970s
and 1980s, she wrote many plays, musicals and cabaret acts, including
A Fat Black Woman Like Me and Iris.[1] She developed several important
anthologies and wrote children's books. Doelwijt also contributed to
the English-language anthology of Surinamese literature, Diversity is
power (2007). As a writer-in-residence, Doelwijt developed major
workshops in Suriname.In 1974, she received the Governor Currie Prize.
In 1982, after the December Murders, Doelwijt returned to the
Netherlands, and became a full-time writer.[2] In 1989, she received
an award for her contribution to Surinamese culture. Since 1998, she
has been a member of the Society of Dutch Literature. Doelwijt is a
contemporary of Benny Ooft.[3]
writer.Doelwijt's father was Surinamese and her mother was Dutch. She
came to Suriname in 1961 where she worked as a journalist for the
newspaper, Suriname. She was editor of the magazine, Moetete
(1968â€"69). Doelwijt wrote two widely read novels, and in the 1970s
and 1980s, she wrote many plays, musicals and cabaret acts, including
A Fat Black Woman Like Me and Iris.[1] She developed several important
anthologies and wrote children's books. Doelwijt also contributed to
the English-language anthology of Surinamese literature, Diversity is
power (2007). As a writer-in-residence, Doelwijt developed major
workshops in Suriname.In 1974, she received the Governor Currie Prize.
In 1982, after the December Murders, Doelwijt returned to the
Netherlands, and became a full-time writer.[2] In 1989, she received
an award for her contribution to Surinamese culture. Since 1998, she
has been a member of the Society of Dutch Literature. Doelwijt is a
contemporary of Benny Ooft.[3]
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