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Ross Welford is an English children's science-fiction/fantasy author.

Ross Welford
Born
Cullercoats, England
OccupationChildren's writer
OrganisationThe Magic Circle
Websitewww.rosswelford.com

Biography


Welford was born in Cullercoats, a small seaside town in the north-east of England. He attended Marden High School and studied English at Leeds University before becoming a magazine journalist and then a television producer.[1][2]



Career


He first started writing his debut novel, Time Travelling With A Hamster, in 2014. It was published in 2016 and was shortlisted for the Costa,[3] Blue Peter,[4] Waterstones,[5] and Branford Boase Awards.[6]

It was followed by six other novels between 2017 and 2022.

Cullercoats appears as 'Culvercot' in Welford's books.


Other information


Welford was admitted into The Magic Circle in 2019.[7]


Bibliography


Year TitlePublisher
2016 Time Travelling With A HamsterHarperCollins Children's Books
2017 What Not To Do If You Turn Invisible
2018 The 1,000 Year Old Boy
2019 The Dog Who Saved The World
2020 The Kid Who Came From Space
2021 When We Got Lost In Dreamland
2022 Into The Sideways World

References


  1. "Ross Welford". Authors Aloud UK. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. Lambert, Andrew (7 February 2018). "Children's author Ross Welford says too few books set in the North East". NEWSMAKER PR AND VIDEO PRODUCTION LTD. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  3. "COSTA (FORMERLY WHITBREAD) BOOK AWARDS - Shortlists 1995 - present" (PDF). COSTA COFFEE - COSTA BOOK AWARDS. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. "Blue Peter Book Awards 2017". BookTrust. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. "THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2017". Waterstones. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  6. "THE BRANFORD BOASE AWARD - Previous Winners". The Branford Boase Award. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  7. Sadr, Sabrina. "Magic and myth with Ross Welford". Barnes Children’s Literature Festival. Retrieved 4 July 2020.


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