Ben Brown (writer)
Benjamin Brown[1] (born 3 July 1962) is a New Zealand children's author and poet, and was the New Zealand Reading Ambassador (Te Awhi Rito) for 2021–2023.[2][3][4]
Biography
[edit]Brown was born in Motueka, New Zealand, on 3 July 1962.[5]
He started writing books for children in 1992.[6] His book A Booming in the Night won the Best Picture Book Award at the 2006 New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.[7][8] Brown held a Michael King Writers’ Centre Māori Writer’s Residency in 2011 during which he wrote the poetry collection Between the Kindling and the Blaze: Reflections on the Concept of Mana.[9]
He lives in Lyttelton, New Zealand.[7][10] In 2021 he was announced as the first New Zealand Reading Ambassador.[11] Brown's term ended in May 2023.[12] Brown was succeeded by Alan Dingley.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Brown, Benjamin, 1962-". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ "Author Ben Brown is New Zealand's first Te Awhi Rito Reading Ambassador | Beehive.govt.nz". www.beehive.govt.nz. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
- ^ "Telling stories and the potency in being heard". Radio New Zealand. 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Ben Brown - Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust". 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ "Interview with Ben Brown". my.christchurchcitylibraries.com.
- ^ "Ben Brown". The Poetry Foundation. 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ a b "Ben Brown - Writer's Files • Read NZ Te Pou Muramura". www.read-nz.org. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ "A Booming in the Night – New Zealand Picture Book Collection". www.picturebooks.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ Miles, John (2 May 2018). "Book reviews: Between the Kindling and the Blaze: Reflections on the Concept of Mana by Ben Brown". Transnational Literature. 10 (2) – via Proquest.
- ^ "Lyttelton: What makes an artist's town?". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ "Ben Brown is New Zealand's first reading ambassador". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ "Te Awhi Rito New Zealand Reading Ambassador". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ "Community Scoop » Next National Reading Ambassador Named!". Retrieved 2024-09-13.
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