Julia Golding

Born:
  • Ilford, Essex
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Biography

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Bibliography

Mel Foster and the Demon Butler
Merlin
Pendragon
Young Knights of the Round Table
The Glass Swallow
Water Thief
Deadlock
Cat's Cradle
Wolf Cry
Black Heart of Jamaica
Dragonfly
Empty Quarter
Mines of the Minotaur
Den of Thieves
Cat o' Nine Tails
The Chimera's Curse
The Ship Between the Worlds
Ringmaster
The Diamond of Drury Lane
The Gorgon's Gaze
Secret of the Sirens
Cat Among the Pigeons

Awards

2015
Romantic Novel of the Year
2015
UK Primary Teacher Awards
2013
German Children's Literature Award
2012
Beehive Book Award
2007
Waterstones' Author of the Future
2006
Costa Children's Book Award
2006
Nestlé Children's Book Prize
2006
Waterstone's Children's Book Prize

Author statement

I write to tell stories.  When a novel is underway, it is a big event for my family, with each instalment read that evening.  Very often when I come to the end, I'm asked 'what happens next?' and the exciting thing is - I DON'T KNOW!  The answer has to wait for the next morning, when I am back at my computer to shine a light into the darkness that is the future of my characters.  Sometimes I feel powerful, controlling their destinies; on other occasions, my characters seem to run away from me and the story plunges on in a direction I did not foresee - an exhilarating, white-knuckle ride when I'm not sure where we'll come to a stop.  That's why I write.