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Daniel Ingram-Brown

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Daniel Ingram-Brown is an award-winning, middle-grade author based in 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!

His book, Bea’s Witch: A ghostly coming-of-age story (Collective Ink Books, 2021), draws on his experience as an adoptive father to create a “bildungsroman of a journey that captures the vulnerability of a child in care” (Yorkshire Times). The third book in his Firebird Chronicles series, Through the Uncrossable Boundary (Collective Ink Books, 2019), received the Taner Baybars award for original fiction in the field of science fiction, fantasy and magical realism, awarded by the Society of Authors, Authors’ Foundation.

Daniel works extensively Daniel Ingram-Brown is an award-winning, middle-grade author based in 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!

His book, Bea’s Witch: A ghostly coming-of-age story (Collective Ink Books, 2021), draws on his experience as an adoptive father to create a “bildungsroman of a journey that captures the vulnerability of a child in care” (Yorkshire Times). The third book in his Firebird Chronicles series, Through the Uncrossable Boundary (Collective Ink Books, 2019), received the Taner Baybars award for original fiction in the field of science fiction, fantasy and magical realism, awarded by the Society of Authors, Authors’ Foundation.

Daniel works extensively in education. He has a doctorate in creative writing and education (2024) and received the Dean’s Prize for academic achievement at master’s level from Leeds Beckett University (2018). He is a Royal Literary Fund Fellow based at the University of York and has been a First Story writer-in-residence for primary and secondary schools across Yorkshire, editing eight anthologies of young writers’ work. Daniel is part of Leeds Beckett University’s Story Makers Company, a group of artists and educators delivering creative, child-centred learning opportunities. He works as a consultant for story-based approaches to teaching and regularly undertakes author visits to primary and secondary schools across the country.

Daniel’s background is in theatre and performance. He has written over twenty plays, specialising in journey-based performance, children’s theatre and large-scale community productions. He is co-artistic director of Suitcase and Spectacles Theatre Company and a trustee for Alive and Kicking Theatre Company.

From 2013-16 he chaired The Leeds Big Bookend Festival, and he co-organises events and retreats for the Society of Authors.

Daniel is interested in exploring the big questions of life in fun and engaging ways, inspiring children and adults to think, to wonder and to grow in wisdom.
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Average rating: 4.16 · 199 ratings · 102 reviews · 16 distinct works

	Bea's Witch 3.94 avg rating — 64 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rise of the Shadow Stealers (The Firebird Chronicles, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Nemesis Charm (The Firebird Chronicles, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Through the Uncrossable Boundary (The Firebird Chronicles, #3) 4.73 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gell (The Firebird Chronicles, #1.5) 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Leeds Story Cycle by Daniel Ingram-Brown (Goodreads Author), Chris Nickson (Goodreads Author), Lorna Poustie 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Imp's Possibility Bird (The Firebird Chronicles, #1.6) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Firebird Chronicles: Kumpas's Treasure it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stories From The Forests Of Leeds really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Have Conquered Earth: An Anthology by the First Story Group at Beckfoot Upper Heaton it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I had great fun being the postbag guest on BBC Radio Leeds this Sunday. It was a little nerve racking answering the three random questions pulled out of the postbag but I think I did OK! How would you have answered them? Let me know in the comments!

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Daniel Ingram-Brown made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — New Book Cover for Bea's Witch topic " Hello, My book, Bea's Witch (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...) has a new cover. It can be found here https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/lo... I ...more "
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Jan 14, 2016 03:28PM

I've just posted the new book trailer for the Nemesis Charm on YouTube (see it on my author page). Let me know what you think!
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Nov 15, 2015 08:12AM

Hear a reading from the new Firebird Chronicles book, see its new cover and have a look at how you can support it's launch at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/th... Thanks!

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