| Ross Welford | |
| Birth Place: | Cullercoats, England |
| Occupation: | Children's writer |
| Organisation: | The Magic Circle |
Ross Welford is an English children's science-fiction/fantasy author.
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]
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 eight other novels between 2017 and 2024.
Welford was admitted into The Magic Circle in 2019.[7]
Cullercoats appears as 'Culvercot' in Welford's books.[8]
| 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 |