Tyne Brown

Tyne's love of children's literature began as a child when she first heard stories by writers such as A.A. Milne, Beatrix Potter and H.C. Anderson. Her poetry has appeared in publications by the award-winning Cricket Magazine Group, Children's Better Health Institute and several other individual publications.

As part of her career she developed many different educational programs for museums, libraries and day cares as well as for hospital, university and health care services. Tyne is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia. She currently serves on the steering committee of the Nova Scotia Children's Literature Roundtable. One of Tyne's favourite activities is teaching. "There's nothing more satisfying than to see children immerse themselves in poetry and discover that they like it."

Tyne holds degrees from Dalhousie, McGill and Tufts Universities.

Awards:

Finalist in the 2005 Writers' Union of Canada Writing for Children Competition
Winner of the 2003 Writing for Children Award, South Shore Literary Club Maritime Writing Competition
Recipient of a 2000 Nova Scotia Talent Trust Award
Winner of the 1998 Joyce Barkhouse Writing for Children Award, WFNS Atlantic Writing Competition
Finalist in the 1998 Writers' Union of Canada Writing for Children Competition
Second-place winner in the 1998 South Shore Literary Club Maritime Writing Competition (writing for children)
Second-place winner in the 1996 WFNS Atlantic Writing Competition (writing for children)
Winner of a 1996 Writers' Journal Write to Win Competition (adult fiction)
Second-place winner in the 1994 South Shore Literary Club Write Away Competition (writing for children)

You can send mail to Tyne Brown
c/o Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia