Edward van de Vendel (born 1 August 1964) is a Dutch teacher, author and writer of children's literature.

[1] Van de Vendel made his poetry debut in 1996 with Betrap me.

[1] In 2001, Van de Vendel published Wat rijmt er op puree?, the Kinderboekenweekgeschenk, a publication on the occasion of the annual Boekenweek (Dutch Book Week).

[1] In 2004, he won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs together with Fleur van der Weel for the book Superguppie.

[1][2] In 2016, he also won the Woutertje Pieterse Prijs together with Martijn van der Linden for the book Stem op de okapi.