Ross Welford (born 20th century) is an English children's science-fiction and fantasy writer.
Biography
Welford was born in
Cullercoats
Cullercoats is a coastal settlement in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. Historically in Northumberland, it has now been absorbed into the wider Tyneside conurbation, sitting between Tynemouth to the south and W ...
, a small seaside town in the north-east of England. He attended
Marden High School
Marden High School is a coeducational secondary school located in Cullercoats, Tyne and Wear, England. The Marden City Learning Centre, opened 15 July 2003, was situated on the grounds in front of the school. However, Woodlawn School has now ...
and studied English at
Leeds University
The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1874 as the Yorkshire College of Science. In 1884, it merged with the Leeds School of Medicine (established 1831) and was renamed ...
before becoming a magazine journalist and then a television producer.
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
Costa may refer to:
Biology
* Rib (Latin: ''costa''), in vertebrate anatomy
* Costa (botany), the central strand of a plant leaf or thallus
* Costa (coral), a stony rib, part of the skeleton of a coral
* Costa (entomology), the leading edge of th ...
,
Blue Peter
''Blue Peter'' is a British children's television entertainment programme created by John Hunter Blair. It is the longest-running children's TV show in the world, having been broadcast since October 1958. It was broadcast primarily from BBC ...
,
Waterstones
Waterstones Booksellers Limited, trading as Waterstones (formerly Waterstone's), is a British bookselling, book retailer based in London, England, owned by the American investment group Elliott Investment Management. It operates 311 shops, ma ...
, and
Branford Boase Awards.
It was followed by nine other novels between 2017 and 2025.
Other information
Welford was admitted into
The Magic Circle in 2019.
Cullercoats appears as 'Culvercot' in Welford's books.
Bibliography
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
20th-century births
Living people
21st-century English male writers
21st-century English novelists
Alumni of the University of Leeds
English children's writers
English fantasy writers
English male novelists
English science fiction writers
People from Cullercoats
Writers from Tyne and Wear
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