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Carien Touwen

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Carien Touwen is a Dutch author, editor and publisher. Carien grew up as a shy little girl with a great imagination. She kept a diary since she could write and as a child she was already ‘making’ magazines and she often wrote short stories.

Carien is from Arnhem (the Netherlands), lived in Cape Town has been living in Brussels since the summer of 2011. She is fluent in Dutch and English.

In 1999 Carien got a Master in business economics but realised quite soon after working in that area that she wanted to do something different with her life: writing. Since 2002 she wrote many short stories in Dutch, finished two (unpublished) novels and the memoir’s of an African colonist’s daughter (in English).

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Boekenkrant interview met Tiny Fisscher

Boekenkrant interview met Tiny Fisscher

Tiny Fisscher viert dit jaar haar 25-jarig schrijversjubileum. In 1999 debuteerde ze met het kinderboek “En dan was ik een prinses“. Inmiddels heeft ze tientallen jeugdboeken voor alle leeftijden op haar naam staan, waaronder ook hertaalde klassiekers als “Alleen op de wereld”, “Mary Poppins” en “Oliver Twist“. Meer dan genoeg reden om in gesprek te gaan

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Average rating: 3.75 · 63 ratings · 24 reviews · 26 distinct works

	Ondertussen ergens anders by Carien Touwen (Goodreads Author), Rona Lichtenberg, Guido Eekhaut (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Azra Magazine (#3.1) dromen by Carien Touwen (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Leo Elsinger, Mike Jansen (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Azra Magazine (#2.6) Halfvol of halfleeg by Carien Touwen (Goodreads Author) (editor), Marjet Maks (Goodreads Author), Johan van de Velde really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Azra Magazine (#2.2) Lentekriebels by Carien Touwen (Goodreads Author) (editor), Leo Elsinger, Rona Lichtenberg really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Azra Magazine 3.3 Inspiratie by Carien Touwen (Goodreads Author) (editor), Bea de Koster, Fabien van der Ham really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Losse draden liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De laatste reis it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Azra Magazine (#2.3) Taalminnaar of taalnazi? by Carien Touwen (Goodreads Author) (editor), Bara Wilson, Lucas Zandberg (Goodreads Author) (contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Azra Magazine (#3.4) Werkelijk waar by Carien Touwen (Goodreads Author) (editor), Marjet Maks (Goodreads Author), LeoArie Elsenaar (contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Azra Magazine (#3.2) Eenzaamheid by Carien Touwen (Goodreads Author), Lucas Zandberg (Goodreads Author), Mike Jansen (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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