Brian Caswell

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birthplace = Gwernaffield, Flintshire, Wales flagicon|Wales
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occupation = Novelist
nationality = Australian
period = 1989 - present
genre = Science fiction, Young adult fiction
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Brian Caswell (born 13 January 1954) is an Australian author.

Biography

Brian Caswell was born in a village called Gwernaffield in Wales,on the 13th of January, 1954. [http://www.canberra.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/14309/caswell-aid.pdf Brian Caswell's Manuscript] ] [http://www.laterallearning.com/authors/caswell.html Brian Caswell's biography] ] . 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 Sydney University. In the 1970's, Caswell took up singing and songwriting, and was successful for a short period, one of his songs making the top 40 music charts; [ [http://www.bookedout.com.au/authors/Brian_Caswell/print.html Caswell's music career] ] 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, before he wrote his first book, Merryll of the Stone, in 1989. [ [http://www.uqp.uq.edu.au/book_details.php?id=070222250X Merryll of the Stone] ] He gave up teaching after his success with the novel, and began to write full-time. Caswell is married, with three sons and a daughter, and lives in Tumbi Umbi, New South Wales, with his wife, Marlene. [ [http://www.uqp.uq.edu.au/author_details.php?id=224 Brian Caswell's on UQP] ]

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)

External links

* http://www.laterallearning.com/authors/caswell.html
* http://www.bookedout.com.au/authors/Brian_Caswell/

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