Brown is the "book editor" for Signs Publishing Company, based near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
[5] He received an honorable mention from the United States Associated Church Press for his article "Unfinished Work" in the Adventist Review world edition.
The award was for Brown's editorial "The 'family' myth" which critiqued the "family values" rhetoric of politicians, and appeared in Record just prior to the 2007 federal election.
[9] The judges commented, He is studying towards a doctorate in English from James Cook University about the possibilities of God in postmodern literature.
[1][8] His hobbies include reading and writing, playing basketball, making radio, and growing flowers.