Brian Caswell
| Brian Caswell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
13 January 1954 Gwernaffield, Flintshire, Wales  |
| Occupation | Novelist, Dean of Research and Program Development with MindChamps Singapore |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Period | 1989–present |
| Genre |
Science fiction, Young adult fiction |
Brian Caswell (born 13 January 1954) is an Australian author of young adult fiction.
Biography
Brian Caswell was born in a village called Gwernaffield in Wales, on 13 January 1954. His family moved to England, when he was 5 years old. At the age of 12, in 1966, Caswell's family moved to Australia. He received a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Education, and graduated from the University of Sydney. In the 1970s, Caswell took up singing and songwriting, and was successful for a short period, one of his songs making the top 40 music charts before becoming a school teacher.
Caswell taught at several high schools, mainly as a history, English and creative writing. For 15 years he worked as a teacher and animal husbandrist, before he wrote his first book, Merryll of the Stone, in 1989.[1] He gave up teaching after his success with the novel, and began to write full-time. Caswell lives in Tumbi Umbi, New South Wales, with his wife, Marlene.[2]
Bibliography
- Merryll of the Stones (1989)
- A Dream of Stars (1991)
- A Cage of Butterflies (1992)
- Mike (1993)
- Lisdalia (1994)
- Dreamslip (1994)
- Darryl (1995)
- Deucalion (1995)
- Maddie (1995)
- Sweet Revenge (1995)
- Asturias (1996)
- Relax Max! (1997)
- Only the Heart (1997), co-authored with David Phu An Chiem.
- Gargantua (1998)
- Gladiators in the Holo-Colosseum (1998)
- Messengers of the Great Orff (1998)
- TeeDee and the Collectors, or How It All Began (1998)
- The View from Ararat (1998)
- Double Exposure (2005)
- Loop (2006)
- The Dreams of the Chosen (2013)