Ross Welford
Ross Welford | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20th century Cullercoats, England, U,K. |
| Education | Leeds University |
| Occupation | Children writer |
| Organisation | The Magic Circle |
| Website | rosswelford |
Ross Welford (born 20th century) is an English children's science-fiction and fantasy writer.
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 nine other novels between 2017 and 2025.
Other information
Welford was admitted into The Magic Circle in 2019.[7]
Cullercoats appears as 'Culvercot' in Welford's books.[8]
Bibliography
| Year | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Time Travelling with a Hamster | HarperCollins 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 | |
| 2023 | The Monkey Who Fell from the Future | |
| 2024 | Time Travelling with a Tortoise | |
| 2025 | The Unlikely Diary of Prince Kal the Alien |
References
- ^ "Ross Welford". Authors Aloud UK. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "COSTA (FORMERLY WHITBREAD) BOOK AWARDS - Shortlists 1995 - present" (PDF). COSTA COFFEE - COSTA BOOK AWARDS. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Blue Peter Book Awards 2017". BookTrust. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2017". Waterstones. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "THE BRANFORD BOASE AWARD - Previous Winners". The Branford Boase Award. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Sadr, Sabrina (12 May 2019). "Magic and myth with Ross Welford". Barnes Children’s Literature Festival. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "About the author".