Bernard Beckett Explained

Bernard Beckett
Birth Date:	13 October 1967
Birth Place:	Featherston, New Zealand
Occupation:	writer

Bernard Beckett (born 13 October 1967)^[1] is a New Zealand writer of fiction for young adults. His work includes novels and plays. Beckett has taught Drama, Mathematics and English at several high schools in the Wellington Region, and is currently teaching at Hutt Valley High School in Lower Hutt.^{[2] [3]}

Selected works

• Lester (novel, 1999)
• Red Cliff (novel, 2000)
• Jolt (novel, 2001)
• No Alarms (novel, 2002)
• 3 Plays: Puck, Plan 10 From Outer Space, The End Of The World As We Know It 2003
• Home Boys (novel, 2003)
• Malcolm and Juliet (novel, 2004)
• Deep Fried - with Clare Knighton (novel, 2005)
• Genesis (novel, 2006)
• Falling for Science (non-fiction, 2007)
• Limbo (film, 2008)^[4]
• Loaded (film, 2009)
• Last Dance (film, 2011)
• Lament (film, 2012)

Awards

• 2005: Esther Glen Award at the LIANZA Children's Book Awards, for Malcolm and Juliet.^[5]
• 2005: Winner Young Adult Fiction Category of the New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, for Malcolm and Juliet.^{[5] [6]}
• 2007: Winner Young Adult Fiction Category of the New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, for Genesis.^[5]
• 2010: Winner of Prix Sorcières in the Adolescent novels category, for Genesis^[7]

References

• News: The Wall Street Journal. After the Apocalypse. A New Zealand teacher imagines the world in the wake of a disaster. Jeffrey. Trachtenberg. 2009-03-08. 2019-08-31.

External links

• Longacre press pages on Beckett
• NZ Book Council biography
• Audio: In conversation on BBC World Service discussion programme The Forum
• Bernard Beckett website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Interview with Bernard Beckett. my.christchurchcitylibraries.com. 2019-08-31.
2. Trubune. 2012. M. Doyle. Corcoran. An Interview with Bernard Beckett. 2019-08-31.
3. News: Newshub. New play sees teenagers tackle harm caused by porn. Emma. Jolliff. 2018-08-16. 2019-08-31.
4. News: School film's plotline in limbo until premiere at Paramount . . 9 September 2008 . Simon . Edwards . https://archive.today/20120911081048/http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/4686528a24118.html . 2012-09-11 . dead .
5. https://www.bookcouncil.org.nz/writer/beckett-bernard/ Bernard Beckett biography
6. http://www.nzbookawards.nz/new-zealand-book-awards-for-children-and-young-adults/past-winners?year=2005 Past Winners
7. http://www.abf.asso.fr/4/145/107/ABF/prix-sorcieres-laureats-2010 Prix Sorcières - Lauréats 2010