The Charlotte Köhler Stipendium 2025, an incentive grant for literary talent, goes to theatre author and dramatist Nina van Tongeren. The award ceremony is on 20 November 2025 at the Amsterdam music venue Splendor.
Photo: Sanne Peper
Nina van Tongeren (1999) graduated from the Utrecht School of the Arts in 2022 and secured a place as a dramaturge at youth theatre De Toneelmakerij. She receives the stipend for the class performance Cuckoo's nest in which two sisters explore with words how to deal with their mother's mental well-being.
The jury, consisting of Dean Bowen, Eva Gouda and Lucia van Heteren, praised the way Van Tongeren presents the subject matter to a young audience without making it unbearable. “The text excels in both meticulous craftsmanship and social urgency. The theme of mental health, often surrounded by silence and stigma, is explored with sharpness and compassion in a clear and layered narrative.”
Presentation of Charlotte Köhler Stipend to Nina van Tongeren
Thursday 20 November 2025
4 p.m., walk-in 3.30 p.m.
Splendor, Nieuwe Uilenburgerstaat 116, Amsterdam
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About the stipend
The Charlotte Köhler Stipend is an incentive grant of €5,000 and is awarded annually to an author or translator whose titles have been published in the past five years. Each year, a different genre is eligible: drama (2025), literary translation (2026), prose (2027) or poetry (2028).
Stipends and prizes come from inheritances and donations. The assets and awarding of prizes have been placed by the Authors' Association with the Author Prizes Foundation.
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