Bernard Beckett

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 a number of high schools in the Wellington Region, and is currently teaching students at Hutt Valley High School in Lower Hutt.^[2][3]

Bernard Beckett
Born	13 October 1967 Featherston, New Zealand
Nationality	New Zealand
Occupation	writer

Selected works

• Lester (novel, 1999) ISBN 978-1-877135-21-7
• Red Cliff (novel, 2000) ISBN 978-1-877135-42-2
• Jolt (novel, 2001) ISBN 978-1-877135-50-7
• No Alarms (novel, 2002) ISBN 978-1-877135-75-0
• 3 Plays: Puck, Plan 10 From Outer Space, The End Of The World As We Know It 2003
• Home Boys (novel, 2003) ISBN 978-1-877135-88-0
• Malcolm and Juliet (novel, 2004) ISBN 978-1-877135-94-1
• Deep Fried - with Clare Knighton (novel, 2005) ISBN 978-1-877361-11-1
• Genesis (novel, 2006) ISBN 978-1-877361-52-4
• Falling for Science (non-fiction, 2007) ISBN 978-1-877361-72-2
• 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

1. "Interview with Bernard Beckett". my.christchurchcitylibraries.com. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
2. Corcoran, M. Doyle (2012). "An Interview with Bernard Beckett". Trubune. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
3. Jolliff, Emma (16 August 2018). "New play sees teenagers tackle harm caused by porn". Newshub. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
4. Edwards, Simon (9 September 2008). "School film's plotline in limbo until premiere at Paramount". The Dominion Post. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012.
5. Bernard Beckett biography at the New Zealand Book Council. Accessed 2019-08-31
6. Past Winners, the New Zealand Book Awards Trust. Accessed 2019-08-31
7. Prix Sorcières - Lauréats 2010, Association des Bibliothécaires de France. Accessed 2019-08-31

• Trachtenberg, Jeffrey (8 March 2009). "After the Apocalypse. A New Zealand teacher imagines the world in the wake of a disaster". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 31 August 2019.

External links

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