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James Harris is a writer, filmmaker, performer, pole-vaulter, wizard and exaggerator based in Middlesbrough.

He won the New Writing North and Hachette Children's Novel Award for his first book The Biscuit Factory.

He's made short films, sketches and animations for the BBC and Channel 4, and he sometimes performs live comedy with his friends.

He is a mentor and workshop leader for Writers' Block North East, a Teesside creative writing and development service.

His super powers include time travel (forwards), making the most excellent mashed potato and inventing new words like an absolute blammerchampling. ...more

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Average rating: 4.3 · 66 ratings · 28 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Unbelievable Biscuit Factory by James Harris (Goodreads Author), Loretta Schauer (Illustrator) 4.23 avg rating — 47 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Happytown Must Be Destroyed by James Harris (Goodreads Author), Jennifer Naalchigar (Illustrator) 4.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Traumaland

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Electric Shock: From the Gramophone to the iPhone - 125 Years of Pop Music

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Liberation Day

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