'Brian Caswell was born in Wales in 1954, and emigrated to Australia at the age of twelve. After some success in the music industry, he became a teacher and worked for fifteen years in Sydney's south-west. MERRYLL OF THE STONES, Brian's first novel, was named Honour Book in the CBCA Book of the Year Awards and this success led to a new career as a young people's author. Since 1989, Brian has written twenty-five books which have received many awards and shortlistings, including the Children's Peace Literature Award, the Aurealis Award, the Australian Multicultural Children's Literature Award and the NSW Premier's Literary Award. All his published novels have been listed as Notable Books by the CBCA. Brian lives on the NSW Central Coast with his wife Marlene. They have four children and five grandchildren.'
Biography from 'Random House Australia' http://www.randomhouse.com.au/Authors/Default.aspx?Page=Author&ID=Caswell,%20Brian'=
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