Born in rural East Kent in 1966 Julian Sedgwick resolved to become a writer at an early age. He and his brother (writer Marcus Sedgwick) relied on their imaginations, and each other, to entertain themselves --- inspired by their father’s love of cinema, theatre and storytelling.

Julian took a long detour whilst working out what and how to write --- via a degree and a half at Cambridge University reading Oriental Studies and Philosophy, dying his hair various ill-advised colours, working as a bookseller, painter, therapist and researcher for film and TV - before moving into screenplay development and writing.

His first book for children MYSTERIUM: The Black Dragon was published in July 2013 and won the Rotherham Children’s Book Award. The second and third instalments of the trilogy THE PALACE OF MEMORY and THE WHEEL OF LIFE AND DEATH appeared in 2014.

Books by Julian Sedgwick

The Black Dragon (Mysterium)

by Julian Sedgwick - Children's, Children's 9-13, Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction

The Wheel of Life and Death (Mysterium, Book 3)

by Julian Sedgwick and Patricia Moffett - Adventure, Children's 9-13, Fiction, Mystery, Performing Arts

The Palace of Memory (Mysterium)

Written by Julian Sedgwick with illustrations by Patricia Moffett - Adventure, Children's 8-12, Fiction, Mystery