Bren MacDibble explained

Bren MacDibble
Birth Place:Whanganui, New Zealand
Occupation:Writer
Nationality:New Zealand
Australia
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Genre:Children's and young adult

Bren MacDibble (née McGregor; born 1966) is a New Zealand-born writer of children's and young adult books based in Australia. Bren also writes under the name Cally Black.[1] She uses the alias to distinguish between books written for younger children (under the name Bren MacDibble) and books written for young adults (under the name Cally Black).[2]

Biography

MacDibble was born in Whanganui, New Zealand. She was raised on farms around the central North Island of New Zealand.[3] [4] Bren lived in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia for 20 years and now lives on the midwest coast of Western Australia.[5]

In 2015, Bren won the Ampersand Prize with Hardie Grant Egmont for her first trade novel In the Dark Spaces. This was quickly followed by her first children's trade novel How to Bee with Allen & Unwin. Both books won New Zealand Book Awards in 2018. The first time any author has picked up awards in two different categories in the same year.[6] How to Bee picked up a Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year - Younger readers that same year.[7]

In 2018, Bren was awarded a Neilma Sidney Literary Travel Fund to research her children's novel The Dog Runner.

Publications

Awards 

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Public Profile Bren MacDibble. SCBWI. scbwi.org. 28 September 2020.
  2. Web site: Cally Black . 2020-11-23 . www.calantheblack.com.
  3. Web site: Ten Terrifying Questions. booktopia.com.au. 28 September 2020.
  4. Web site: MacDibble Writing WA Literati Profile. writingwa.org. 28 September 2020.
  5. Web site: Bren MacDibble on Across the Risen Sea Alphabet Soup . alphabetsoup.net.au . 6 October 2020 . 11 November 2020.
  6. Web site: Writer books herself a place in award history NZ Herald . . 17 November 2020.
  7. Web site: CBCA . cbca.org.au . 17 November 2020.
  8. Web site: Allen & Unwin How to Bee . allenandunwin.com . 11 November 2020.
  9. Web site: Old Barn Books How to Bee . oldbarnbooks.com . 11 November 2020.
  10. Book: Worldcat How to Bee . worldcat.org . 1110690615. 11 November 2020.
  11. Web site: Helium Editions La Deniere Abeille . Helium-editions.fr . 11 November 2020.
  12. Book: Worldcat In the Dark Spaces . worldcat.org . 1046994905. 11 November 2020.
  13. Book: Worldcat The Dog Runner . worldcat.org . 1084730388. 11 November 2020.
  14. Web site: Old Barn Books The Dog Runner . oldbarnbooks.com . 11 November 2020.
  15. Book: Worldcat Across the Risen Sea . worldcat.org . 1165397479. 11 November 2020.
  16. Web site: Old Barn Books Across The Risen Sea . oldbarnbooks.com . 11 November 2020.
  17. Web site: Allen & Unwin The Raven's Song . allenandunwin.com . 24 January 2023.
  18. Web site: Old Barn Books The Raven's Song . oldbarnbooks.com . 24 January 2022.
  19. Web site: Winners New Zealand Book Awards Trust . nzbookawards.nz . 11 November 2020.
  20. Web site: CBCA . cbca.org.au . 11 November 2020.
  21. Web site: Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature State Library of NSW . sl.nsw.gov.au . 24 February 2020. 11 November 2020.
  22. Web site: Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature Shortlists announced . booksandpublishing.com.au . 11 November 2020.
  23. Web site: 2018 Norma K Hemming Finalists Announcement . normakhemmingaward.org . 29 April 2018 . 11 November 2020.
  24. Web site: 2017 Aurealis Awards Shortlist Announcement . aurealisawards.org . 14 February 2018 . 11 November 2020.
  25. Web site: 2018 Ditmar Award Winners - Locus Online . locusmag.com . 2 April 2018 . 20 November 2020.
  26. Web site: Speech Pathology Australia book awards 2018 shortlists announce . booksandpublishing.com.au . 11 November 2020.
  27. Web site: The 2018 Booklist - North Somerset Teachers' Book Award . northsomersetteachersbookaward.com . 11 November 2020.
  28. Web site: Black wins 2015 Ampersand Prize . booksandpublishing.com.au . 11 November 2020.
  29. Web site: Queensland Literary Awards 2018 winners announced . Booksandpublishing.com.au . 11 November 2020.
  30. Web site: 2017 Aurealis Awards Winners . aurealisawards.org . 11 November 2020.
  31. Web site: Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2018 - The Wheeler Centre . wheelercentre.com . 11 November 2020 . 1 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180501161311/https://www.wheelercentre.com/projects/victorian-premier-s-literary-awards-2018 . dead .
  32. Web site: 2019 Shortlists West Australian Young Readers' Book Award . wayrba.org.au . 11 November 2020.
  33. Web site: 2019 Shortlist Young Australians Best Book Award . yabba.org.au . 11 November 2020.
  34. Web site: 2018 Inky Awards Shortlist Inside a Dog . insideadog.com.au . 11 November 2020.
  35. Web site: 2018 Ditmar Award Winners - Locus Online . locusmag.com . 2 April 2018 . 20 November 2020.
  36. Web site: Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature State Library of NSW . sl.nsw.gov.au . 11 November 2020.
  37. Web site: Winners New Zealand Book Awards Trust . nzbookawards.nz . 11 November 2020.
  38. Web site: 2019 Aurealis Awards Winners . aurealisawards.org . 11 November 2020.
  39. Web site: CBCA . cbca.org.au . 11 November 2020.
  40. Web site: Readings Children's Book Prize 2020 shortlist . booksandpublishing.com.au . 11 November 2020.
  41. Web site: Nominations published for the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals 2020 . carnegiegreenaway.org.uk . 11 November 2020.
  42. Web site: 2023-03-01. KOALA, Kids Own Australian Literature Awards. Yabba.org.au.
  43. Web site: 2023-11-09. KOALA, Kids Own Australian Literature Awards. koala.org.au.
  44. Web site: 2021-09-27. Quality Longlists for the 2022 UKLA Book Awards. live. 2021-09-27. ukla.org. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210925164854/https://ukla.org/news/quality-longlists-for-the-2022-ukla-book-awards/ . 2021-09-25 .
  45. Web site: 2021-09-27. Western Australian Premiers Book Awards - 2020 Shortlist. live. 2021-09-27. slwa.wa.gov.au. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210617015113/https://slwa.wa.gov.au/about-us/western-australian-premiers-book-awards/2020-shortlist . 2021-06-17 .
  46. Web site: 2021-04-06. Aurealis Awards 2020 finalists announced. live. 2021-04-07. Books+Publishing. en-AU. https://web.archive.org/web/20210415102926/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/04/06/184772/aurealis-awards-2020-finalists-announced/ . 2021-04-15 .
  47. Web site: CILIP Carnegie Medal Nominated Titles 2021 . carnegiegreenaway.org.uk . 11 November 2020.
  48. Web site: 2021-03-24. NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2021 shortlists announced. live. 2021-03-25. Books+Publishing. en-AU. https://web.archive.org/web/20210324000253/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/03/24/183931/nsw-premiers-literary-awards-2021-shortlists-announced/ . 2021-03-24 .
  49. Web site: 2021-06-10. NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2021 finalists announced. live. 2021-06-11. Books+Publishing. en-AU. https://web.archive.org/web/20210611184346/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/06/10/187903/nz-book-awards-for-children-and-young-adults-2021-finalists-announced/ . 2021-06-11 .
  50. Web site: 2021-09-28. Writing WA - Speech Pathology Book of the Year Awards 2021 Shortlist. 2021-09-28. writingwa.org. en.
  51. Web site: 2021-09-27. CBCA Notables 2021. live. 2021-09-27. cbca.org.au. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210223080445/https://cbca.org.au/notables-2021 . 2021-02-23 .
  52. Web site: 2023-03-01. The-2023-Yabba-Shortlist. Yabba.org.au.
  53. Web site: 2023-08-18 . CBCA-Awards-2023 shortlists-announced . 2023-08-18 . Books+Publishing.
  54. Web site: 2023-03-10 . Aurealis Awards Shortlist Announced . 2023-03-10 . Books+Publishing.
  55. Web site: 2023-09-07. Western Australian Premiers Book Awards - 2023 . 2023-09-07 . State-Library-of-Western-Australia.