Biography
Dr Stewart Ferris FRSA
Stewart started his career as a busker on the streets of Europe, before switching to publishing and writing. Together with Alastair Williams he co-founded Summersdale Publishers.
Stewart is the author of The Ballashiels Mysteries, a series of semi-comedic archaeological adventures (The Sphinx Swindle, The Dali Diaries, The Chaplin Conspiracy and others). He is also the author of Oversleeper (under the Matt Mountebank pseudonym), plus The Reluctant Rescue and a number of non fiction books including How to be a Writer.
His scriptwriting includes Pokémon and The Mystery of Rennes-le-Chateau. He has a Masters and a PhD in Creative Writing, specialising in P.G. Wodehouse.
Publishing
Co-founded Summersdale Publishers in 1990 with Alastair Williams, and later the UK's first self-publishing agency.
Books
Author of more than fifty books, translated into a dozen languages, from travel and humour to the Ballashiels mysteries and the Essential Handbooks for Writers. More than a million copies of Stewart's books have been sold.
Screen
Scriptwriting includes Pokémon and the documentary The Mystery of Rennes-le-Chateau; co-wrote the theme to Ricky Gervais's first television series.
Study
Masters and PhD in Creative Writing, specialising in P.G. Wodehouse. Winner of the 2017 Creative Writing Prize, University of Surrey.
Contact
Talks and teaching
For talks, literary festivals, teaching or consultancy work, please contact via [email protected]