Oliver Eade (1945-) is a retired hospital doctor who now writes for children, young adults, and adults. An avid reader since childhood, he is drawn to 'Magical Realism', that space between reality and fantasy into and out of which children slip so easily in their play... and a driving force behind the myths and legends that span the world.His first published children's novel, Moon Rabbit, a winner of the Writers' and Artists' 2007 Year Book New Novel Competition and long-listed for the 2008 Waterstones Children's Book Prize, brings together western and Chinese culture (Oliver's wife is Chinese) in a magical yin-yang journey of a Scots boy and Chinese girl to mythological China. The sequel, Monkey King's Revenge, was published in 2011. His dark fantasy for children, Northwards, was set in America where his eldest granddaughters live, as was The Rainbow Animal (2012) a fun spoof on war. The Kelpie's Eyes, set in Scotland, is a tale of sisterly love spanning three dimensions and won the Georgina Hawtrey-Woore 2018 YA novel award. Number Twenty-four is a teenage coming of age fantasy romance set both in Scotland and a land where dogs rule and humans are their pets. Oliver's debut adult novel, A Single Petal, is also set in ancient China. It won the Local Legend 2012 Spiritual Writing Competition and focuses on one man's journey from loss to enlightenment whilst facing treachery and personal danger in a time of political upheaval. He has published two collections of adult short stories, Lost Whispers, and Walls of Words, plus Stories for Children Ages 7 to 77. Voices, set in London, is a story of family love, intrigue, and deceit, whilst the dark futuristic novel, The Parth Path, is set in a post-apocalyptic Scotland run by women for women. Oliver's futuristic young adult fantasy romance, The Terminus, also set in London where he was born and brought up, was published in 2013 (Mauve Square Publishing). The From Beast to God young adult trilogy, The Golden Jaguar of the Sun, The Merging and Revelation, follows a Texan boy and Mexican girl, destined for each other, on a life-journey involving drug gangsters, ancient Aztec, Mayan, and Native mythology, blending European and Native spiritual beliefs. Whilst living and working in the US, I became fascinated by First Nation beliefs and spirituality. Also a playwright, his surreal comedy, The Gap, toured in Scotland in 2012 whilst three other plays were staged in 2019. Of these, The Other Cat won the Segora Internationa One-Act Play Competition in 2018. He was the winner of the SOMW Wilfred Hopkins Prize for creative writing in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, and was awarded the 2010 Writer of the Year status by the Society of Civil and Public Service Writers.Oliver has traveled widely in China with his wife to visit her relatives and see more of the country he so loves. He has also worked in, and has family in, the USA. A keen amateur photographer (he did a diploma in photography) he has published many photographic books, including Changing Faces and Places in China.Read more about this authorRead less about this author