Daniel is an award-winning author from Yorkshire. He lives in a house built from the stones of a ruined castle with his wife, son, their bearded dragon and one-eyed cat!
I’m the author of Bea’s Witch: A ghostly coming-of-age story (Lodestone Books, 2021) and The Firebird Chronicles series: Rise of the Shadow Stealers (2013), The Nemesis Charm (2016), and Through the Uncrossable Boundary (2018) (Our Street Books).
Some things about me…
- I’ve pushed a boat for 100 miles.
- I live next to a castle.
- I’m the recipient of the Taner Baybars award for original fantasy fiction.
- When I was a kid I was in the Royal Ballet School.
- I’ve written and toured lots of plays and am Artistic Director of Suitcase and Spectacles Children’s Theatre.
- I’ve written a song called English Cowboy (I’m English…)
- I have a Masters in Creative Writing and Drama in Education, graduating with distinction and the Dean’s Prize for Academic Achievement at Masters level (2019).
- I’m an adoptive dad.
- One of the first things I wrote was a pantomime, performed on a canal boat with my cousins and sisters.
- I’m currently undertaking a PhD at Leeds Beckett University exploring creative writing and education.
- I’ve toured Europe and Ireland in a campervan.
- I’m part of the Storymakers Company, a group of professional artists and educators seeking to develop creative, artistic, child centred learning opportunities for young people through story making in educational and community settings.
- I’ve been writer-in-residence for six school schools.
- I follow dreams… Sometimes literally…
DANIEL INGRAM-BROWN │ AUTHOR 