Sarah van der Maas wins Zeeuwse Boekenprijs
The Middelburg writer receives the prize for her novel Een tijd als deze.
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Sarah van der Maas won the 2026 Zeeuwse Boekenprijs on Tuesday with her novel Een tijd als deze. The prize was presented during the Week van het Zeeuwse Boek at Pathé Vlissingen.
The jury chose Een tijd als deze from the books submitted for the Zeeuwse Boekenprijs. The novel was published by Mozaïek and, according to the available information, is at the centre of Zeeland’s regional literary prize.
The ceremony took place in Vlissingen on 3 November. The prize was announced during a programme connected to the Week van het Zeeuwse Boek. The award is therefore a new cultural news event; earlier reports about the book had concerned the longlist and shortlist.
The Zeeuwse Boekenprijs is a regional literary prize. According to ZB Bibliotheek van Zeeland, other prizes related to books from Zeeland are also awarded alongside the main prize. The organisation publishes the full results and background information on its own website.
Van der Maas is from Middelburg. No independent literary assessment of the novel’s content or reception was found in the open sources checked for this report. De Vector therefore does not discuss the book and limits itself to the prize, the author and the ceremony.
The prize may give the novel greater visibility among bookshops and libraries in Zeeland. What the award means for national sales is not yet known.
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The prize, winner, title and date of the ceremony were confirmed by multiple public sources. The text avoids unverified claims about literary quality or sales.
- confirmed Sarah van der Maas won the 2026 Zeeuwse Boekenprijs. — Reported by Oozo.nl and the organising ZB Bibliotheek van Zeeland. source
- confirmed The winning novel is called Een tijd als deze. — Mentioned by Oozo.nl and Uitgeverij Mozaïek. source
- confirmed The ceremony took place at Pathé Vlissingen on 3 November. — Stated on the website of ZB Bibliotheek van Zeeland. source
Editor's note
The prize and date were confirmed by a regional news source and the organising library. Independent information about sales or national impact was unavailable.Sources
- Sarah van der Maas wint Zeeuwse Boekenprijs: 'Ik had het absoluut niet verwacht' — Oozo.nl
- Zeeuwse Boekenprijs — ZB Bibliotheek van Zeeland
- Shortlist Zeeuwse Boekenprijs: Een tijd als deze — Uitgeverij Mozaïek
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