Steinz worked from 1989 to 2012 at TVNZ among others as a literary editor and later chief Books. After leaving the newspaper, he was Director of Dutch Foundation for Literature.

He wrote fifteen books, including the bestseller Made In Europe in 2014. In that book he describes the art ,, our continent ‘joins’. The book gives an overview of all types of culture in Europe. The work clearly shows which Steinz was a big fan of lists and charts. That love is also evident in his work Reading & amp; etc. from 2003, subtitled ,, guide to world literature ” carries. He lets them see that no literary work in itself is

Culture Minister Jet Bussemaker said Peter Steinz Tuesday ,, rounder ”,. ,, Teacher and director, writer and marathon runner. But above all he loved the world and literature. Thus he has given me and many others permanently contaminated, just as I got to know him as director of the Foundation for Literature. And he kept mostly write and explore, full of optimism ”