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Bren MacDibble

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]

Bren MacDibble
Born1966 (age 57–58)
Whanganui, New Zealand
OccupationWriter
NationalityNew Zealand
Australia
GenreChildren's and young adult
Website
macdibble.com
calantheblack.com

Biography

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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.[4] 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.[1]

Publications

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  • How to Bee (Allen & Unwin, Aus/NZ, 2017)[8] (Old Barn Books, UK, 2018)[9] (Groundwood Books, Can/US, 2020)[10] La Deniere Abeille (Helium Editions, France, 2020)[11]
  • In the Dark Spaces (Hardie Grant Egmont, Aus/NZ 2017)[12]
  • The Dog Runner (Allen & Unwin, Aus/NZ, 2019) (Old Barn Books, UK, 2019)[13][14]
  • Across the Risen Sea (Allen & Unwin, Aus/NZ, 2020) (Old Barn Books, UK, 2020)[15][16]
  • The Raven's Song written with Zana Fraillon (Allen & Unwin, Aus/NZ, 2022) (Old Barn Books, UK, 2022) [17][18]

Awards 

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References

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