Brian Caswell was born on 13 January 1954 and is an Australian author of young adult fiction.
10 Facts About Brian Caswell
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Brian Caswell was born in a village called Gwernaffield in Wales, on 13 January 1954.
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Brian Caswell's family moved to England, when he was 5 years old.
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Brian Caswell received a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Education, and graduated from the University of NSW.
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Brian Caswell became a school teacher in 1976, giving up performing, but continued writing songs.
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Brian Caswell taught at several high schools, mainly in the areas of history, English and creative writing.
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Brian Caswell began writing for the students he was teaching, publishing his first book, Merryll of the Stones, in 1989.
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Brian Caswell gave up teaching after his success of his first two books, and began to write full-time.
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Brian Caswell won the 1995 Children's Peace Literature Award for his book, Deucalion.
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Since MindChamps was founded in Sydney, Australia in 1998, David Chiem and Brian Caswell have worked with thousands of young people around the world, and advised and trained thousands more parents, trainers, teachers and education advisors to help them make a difference in the lives of the children under their care.