Authors & Illustrators
Brian Falkner
Brian Falkner was born and raised in Auckland. He has worked as a radio journalist, computer consultant and as a graphic designer. He was also one of New Zealand’s pre-eminent advertising copywriters, with national and international awards for his work. In 1988 he received a special award at a national awards ceremony declaring him the best advertising writer in his field. He has been honoured in New York and Chicago, as well as in Australia and New Zealand. His first book, "The Flea Thing" was originally published in New Zealand as "Henry and the Flea" in 2003 and become an instant success and was nominated for the Esther Glen Medal in the 2004 LIANZA awards. This has lead to two more books in the series, "The Real Thing" and "The Super Freak", which have been published by Walker Books Australia.
