Ross Welford

Ross Welford 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.

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, Blue Peter, Waterstones, 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.