Syl van Duyn is author of Girl Out of Place, translated by Ernestine Hoegen.
She has written four Dutch language books for children and Young Adults ‘Hallo Aarde, Hier Maan’ (2001), ‘Mijn Zus is een Flussemus’ (2002), ‘Angels’ (2008) and ‘Op zoek naar jou’ (2015), as well as an adult non-fiction book based on the columns she wrote for the Dutch magazine Margriet ‘Een kwetsbaar bestaan’ (2001).
She works for the Dutch broadcasting network VPRO, selecting and purchasing documentaries, and lives in Amsterdam.