Rob Keeley
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Rob Keeley

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Hi everyone, my name is Rob Keeley. I'm an award-winning writer of novels, short stories and drama, particularly for children and a family audience. I am the creator of the Spirits series of ghost novels and the fourth of these, "High Spirits" was honoured with a win at the Georgina Hawtrey-Woore Awards. The first in the series, "Childish Spirits", was longlisted for the Bath Children's Novel Award and the WriteMentor Children's Novel Award, as well as being nominated for the People's Book Prize. The second in the series, "The Spirit of London" was highly commended for the Independent Author Book Award. I also had a collection of short stories for children ("The Dinner Club and Other Stories") longlisted for the International Rubery Book Award. My first picture book for younger children, "My Favourite People" was published in 2018. In 2020 I was Children's Writer in Residence at the Stay at Home Literary Festival. My first standalone novel for the 8-12s, "The Treasure in the Tower" and my second picture book "Carrots Don't Grow On Trees!" were published in 2021. My first novel for adults, a murder mystery called "Death At Friar's Inn", was published in March 2022. My new collection of short stories for middle-grade, "The Boy Who Disappeared and Other Stories" was published in March 2023 and a new middle-grade novel "The Teacher Who Knew Too Much" in January 2024. Also in 2024, the Spirits series celebrated its tenth anniversary with a new, extended special edition of "Childish Spirits". I have also written for BBC Radio and my one-act stage comedy "Mr Everyone" has been longlisted for the Kenneth Branagh and Alfred Bradley Awards. I have a Master of Arts degree in Creative Writing with Distinction from Lancaster University and in 2015 I completed a course in Filmmaking from the National Film and Television School, with a course in Screenwriting following in 2016. In 2016-7 I was a judge for the IGGY and Litro Young Writers' Prize. I am a supporter of the Children's Media Foundation. I hold author workshops in schools and other venues and one teacher described these as "inspirational"! For more information, please visit my website or follow me on X @RobKeeleyAuthor.
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