Golden Book-Owl

Golden Book‑Owl
Awarded forOriginal Dutch‑language literature
CountryBelgium
Rewards€25,000 and a sculpture by Ever Meulen
First award1995 (1995)
Final award2017

The Golden Book‑Owl (De Gouden Boekenuil) was a major Belgian literary award for original Dutch language literature. It originated in 1995 as the Golden Owl (De Gouden Uil), re‑emerged after a funding hiatus in 2012 under the current English name, and was re‑branded once more in 2016 as the Fintro Literatuurprijs.