Els Beerten (born 27 March 1959) is a Flemish writer of children's literature.
Beerten made her debut in 1987 with the book Scènes.
[1] In 2004, she received the Gouden Zoen award for her book Lopen voor je leven.
[2] In 2009, she won the Nienke van Hichtum-prijs, the Boekenleeuw and the Gouden Boekenuil awards for her book Allemaal willen we de hemel (2008), a story that takes place during World War II.
She also won the Lavki-prijs voor het Jeugdboek in 2011 and the Prijs van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap voor Jeugdliteratuur in 2013 for this book.