N. M. Browne is a British writer of fiction for young adults, including time travel and fantasy.
Biography
She was born and brought up in
Burnley
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,
Lancashire
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, to Welsh parents and currently lives in
London
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.
Browne read Philosophy and Theology at
New College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham in conjunction with Winchester College as its feeder school, New College is one of the oldest colleges at th ...
and studied to be a teacher at
King's College, Cambridge
King's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Formally The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge, the college lies beside the River Cam and faces out onto King's Parade in the centre of the city ...
. She has an MBA from Alliance Manchester Business School, and a Ph.D in Creative Writing from Kingston University. She teaches Creative Writing at Oxford University (Continuing Education). She has taught on the MA and BA courses at Kingston University being module leader for "Writing for Children" and "Poetry and Prose". Browne has also taught online at Oxford University and MMU. Browne has co-led a number of Arvon week-long workshops for both young people and adults as well as teaching Fantasy Writing at the British Council in Athens.
Bibliography
*''The Extraordinary Lighten-ing Conductor'' (1995) (as Nicola Matthews)
*''The Extraordinary Adventures of Joe Sloop (1996)'' (as Nicola Matthews)
*''The Crazy Gang series'' (1998- 1999) (as Nicola Matthews)
**''Og Fo Says the Space Bug''
**''Do I Look Funny to You?''
**''Pets Just Want to Have Fun''
**''I Don’t Like Space Glop''
**''Is That a Dog in the Sky?''
**''This is Yum''
*''Warriors of Alavna'' (2000) Runner up Lancashire Book of the Year
* ''Hunted'' (2002) (German title ''Fuchsfrau,'' 2004)
* ''Warriors of Camlann'' (2003)
* ''Basilisk'' (2004) Nominated for Carnegie Award (Italian title ''Il Soffio del Basilisco'' 2006)
* ''Story of Stone'' (2005)
* ''The Spellgrinder's Apprentice'' (US title: ''Silverboy'' 2007) (Dutch title: ''De jacht op de toversteenslijper'' 2007)
* ''Shadow Web'' (2008) Nominated for Carnegie Award
* ''Warriors of Ethandun'' (2009)
* ''Wolf Blood'' (2011)
* ''Bad Water'' (2021)
Browne's poems have been published by ''Lunar Magazine, Current Archaeology, Eyewear, Indigo Dreams, Acumen,'' and ''Ink Sweat and Tears'' and are included in several anthologies including ''A Poet's Quest for God'' and ''Dear Dylan.''
References
External links
Personal websitefrom Fiction English writers list
British women novelists
British writers of young adult literature
Living people
Alumni of New College, Oxford
People from Burnley
1960 births
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