Bernard Beckett (born 13 October 1967) is a New Zealand writer of fiction for young adults. His work includes novels and plays. Beckett has taught drama, mathematics and English at several high schools in the Wellington Region, and currently teaches at Hutt Valley High School in Lower Hutt.
Bibliography Lester (novel, 1999) Red Cliff (novel, 2000) Jolt (novel, 2001) No Alarms (novel, 2002) 3 Plays: Puck, Plan 10 from Outer Space, The End of the World as We Know It 2003 Home Boys (novel, 2003) Malcolm and Juliet (novel, 2004) Deep Fried (novel, 2005) with Clare Knighton Genesis (novel, 2006) Falling for Science (non-fiction, 2007)
Filmography
Limbo (film, 2008) 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.Bernard Beckett biography at the New Zealand Book Council. Accessed 2019-08-31 2005: Winner Young Adult Fiction Category of the New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, for Malcolm and Juliet.Past Winners, the New Zealand Book Awards Trust. Accessed 2019-08-31 2007: Winner Young Adult Fiction Category of the New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, for Genesis. 2010: Winner of Prix Sorcières in the Adolescent novels category, for GenesisPrix Sorcières - Lauréats 2010, Association des Bibliothécaires de France. Accessed 2019-08-31
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External links
Longacre press pages on Beckett NZ Book Council biography Audio: In conversation on BBC World Service discussion programme The Forum