Since 1989, Brian Caswell has written twenty-four books including the best-selling A Cage of Butterflies. His work has received many awards and shortlistings, including the Children's Peace Literature Award, the Vision Australia, Young Adult Audio Book of the Year Award, the Aurealis Award for science-fiction and fantasy, the Australian Multicultural Children's Literature Award, the Human Rights Awards, the NSW Premier's Awards (three times), and he has been included in the prestigious International Youth Library's 'White Ravens' list four times. All his published novels have been listed as Notable Books, by the Children's Book Council of Australia. He lives on the NSW Central Coast with his wife Marlene.
Awards
The View from Ararat Vision Australia Awards, Sanderson Young Adult Book of the Year (2000) (joint winner with "The Ivory Trail" by Victor Kelleher)
The Full Story New South Wales Premiers Literary Awards (2003) Shortlisted - The Ethel Turner Prize for young people of secondary school level
The Full Story NSW Premiers Literary Awards (2003) Shortlisted - The Community Relations Commission Multicultural Award
Loop: Short Stories White Ravens (2007) The White Ravens Annual International Selection of Notable Books - Bologna Children's Book Fair
