Niel Bushnell

Niel Bushnell is a writer and artist from Hartlepool, Teesside. He began his career working as a comic artist before moving into animation on the feature films Space Jam and Lost in Space. He has also produced animation and illustrations for computer games, including Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. 

His first novel, a childrens fantasy adventure called Sorrowline, won a Northern Promise award at the Northern Writers Awards 2011. The award helped clinch a two-book publishing deal with Andersen Press for Sorrowline and its sequel, Timesmith. Rights to both have also been sold in Germany and Brazil. His literary agent is Juliet Mushens at Peters Fraser & Dunlop.