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

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

Biography

Welford was born in Cullercoats, Tyne and Wear, England.[1] He attended Leeds University before moving to London. He became a magazine journalist and later a television producer.[2]

Career

His debut novel, Time Travelling With A Hamster, 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 five other novels between 2017 and 2021.

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

Other information

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

Novels

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

References

  1. ^ "group news october 2018 - author visit gets school into stories". believe housing. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Ross Welford". Authors Aloud UK. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  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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