Vandermeeren studied psychology, which she taught for several years at High School level. Since 2001 she has published almost fifty books for children and young people, many of which have been translated. She has won a number of awards and prizes, including a Zilveren Griffel, a Boekenwelp and a White Raven from the International Youth Library. She has been a full-time author since 2006. She is also editor in chief of Kits, a Flemish newspaper for the 10+ age group published by De Eenhoorn. Her thriller Als alles duister wordt – When Darkness Descends was published in April 2013 by Q (part of the Singel Publishers Group) and was awarded the Knack Magazine Hercule Poirot Readers Prize in the same year. It was also longlisted for the Diamond Bullet in 2013. Q also published her psychological thrillers De toeschouwers – The Watchers in 2014, Stille grond - Silent Ground in 2015, and Scorpio in 2016. Silent Ground was shortlisted for the Golden Nose in 2016. That’s the annual award for the best crime novel in the Dutch language. Movie rights for "Silent Ground" are sold to Eyeworks Film & TV Drama (Belgium), a part of the international Eyeworks Group. Her short story The Lighthouse was published in the March/April 2016 edition of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine.
Awards and nominations
Adults
Hercule Poirot Readers' Prize (2013)
Longlist Nomination Diamond Bullet (2013)
Longlist Nomination Hebban Crimezone Thriller Award (2014)
Shortlist Nomination Golden Nose (2016)
Children and young people
Woord- en Beeld Prize (Netherlands, 2002)
Longlist Nomination Golden Owl - Literature for young people (2003)
Third place - Children and young people Jury Flanders (2004)
Zilveren Griffel (Netherlands, 2005)
Vlag en Wimpel (Netherlands, 2006)
Third place - Children and young people Jury Flanders (2006)
Boekenwelp (2007)
White Raven (2007)
Bronze Medal Literature Prize Province of West Flanders, books for children and young people (2009)
Silver Medal Literature Prize Province of West Flanders, books for children and young people (2009)
Vlag en Wimpel (Netherlands, 2013)
Other
Gouden Feniks 2009, culture prize awarded by the Houtland Foundation
Culture Prize 2014 Torhout in the category Cultural Ambassador
Books
Adults
Als alles duister wordt - As Darkness Descends (2013)
De toeschouwers - The Watchers (2014)
Stille grond - Silent Ground (2015)
Scorpio (2016)
Children and young people
Een vroege zomer (2001)
Een huis om in te verdwalen (2002)
De prinses en de kurk (2002)
Het gebroken masker (2003)
Krullen (2003)
Het grote Zwinvoorleesboek (diverse auteurs, 2004)
De twaalfde man (2004)
Het kistje van Cleo (2005)
Mijn eerste sprookjesgroeiboek (2006)
Later word ik circusartiest (2006)
Later word ik dierenarts (2006)
Van een kind dat tikkertje speelt met de wind (2006)
Mijn eerste griezelgroeiboek (2007)
Schatten zoeken (2007)
Later word ik brandweerman (2007)
Later word ik balletdanseres (2007)
Mijn geheime papa (2008)
Opeens was ik er (2008)
Mijn sprookjeskijkboek (2008)
Mama wil op reis (2008)
Later word ik verkoopster (2009)
Later word ik juf (2009)
Later word ik metselaar (2009)
Later word ik politieman (2009)
Maankind (2009)
Nachtraven en de zaak van de verdwenen postbode (2009)
Mijn mooiste dierensprookjeskijkboek (2009)
Operatie Bernie buiten (2009)
Later word ik dokter (2010)
Later word ik kok (2010)
Binnenpoes buiten (2010)
Nachtraven en het geheim van Cornwall Castle (2010)
Later word ik voetballer (2011)
Later word ik kapster (2011)
Nachtraven en het mysterie van de drie vazen (2011)
