Ross Welford

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

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

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 four other novels between 2017 and 2020.

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

Other information

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

Novels
TitleYearPublisher
Time Travelling With A Hamster2016HarperCollins Children's Books
What Not To Do If You Turn Invisible2017HarperCollins Children's Books
The 1,000 Year Old Boy2018HarperCollins Children's Books
The Dog Who Saved The World2019HarperCollins Children's Books
The Kid Who Came From Space2020HarperCollins Children's Books
gollark: We have Chorus City, but it doesn't have *skyscrapers*, and no - no water.
gollark: Actually, just build in the End?
gollark: Well, in that case, you will somehow need to remove the lowest layer of bedrock and make your building go down to there.
gollark: You can't become the tallest unless you- count underground and dig down to bedrock- remove the dirt around your tower and then build it as far down as possible- somehow manage to exceed the height limit
gollark: I think several go to 255.

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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