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Ronald Welch

British children's writer (1909-1982) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 72

Ronald Oliver Felton TD, who wrote under the pseudonym Ronald Welch, was a Welsh novelist. He is best known for children's historical fiction.

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Awards

Carnegie Medal1954

About this person

He won the 1956 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association for the year's best children's book by a British author, for Knight Crusader, the first in his so-called Carey Family series of novels.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1909 to 1982 · aged 72