Tracy J Holroyd

Children's/YA author: books, magazines
The Perfect Pair Dolphin Trilogy
Children's writer, Independent / self-published author, Non-fiction writer, Novelist, Short fiction writer, Spoken-word artist, YA writer
Available for:
Collaboration, Editing, Festivals and other events, Judging, Lecturing and teaching, Library visits, Live readings and performances, Proofreading, Public speaking, School visits, Workshops
Contact me via the SoA

Having worked for several years as a college lecturer in Creative Writing, English, ICT and Business Administration, I embarked on a new career late in life writing short stories, articles and puzzles for national children’s/teen magazines, including Shout, Animals and You, The Mandy and The Bunty. https://girlscomicsofyesterday.com/2016/08/tracy-j-holroyd-dct-writer/

In 2011, Hometown World published my first two books, the highly successful Children’s History of Manchester and Children’s History of Lancashire. 

I then worked with my brother, author and illustrator David C Holroyd, on his expose, The Perfect Pair: The Enchanted Mirror (2012). Not long after its release, David’s story became a core text for the University of Salford’s BA(Hons) degree in English and Creative Writing. It was nominated for the People’s Book Prize 2013 and won Bronze for non-fiction in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2013. An extract from the book also won first prize in a prestigious Manchester Evening News literary competition.

The second book in The Perfect Pair Dolphin Trilogy, The Perfect Pair: The Mirror Cracks, was released in January 2014. The final book, The Perfect Pair: Shards from the Mirror, was released in February 2016, completing what many recognise as the most important work in UK dolphinaria history – ‘the Blackfish for dolphins’. It now features in a West Yorkshire museum exhibition. https://www.facesofsouthelmsall.com/blog/post/south-elmsall-stories-the-dolphinarium

I then collaborated with David on the Belinda Fellgate YA  illustrated fantasy book series: Belinda Fellgate: HellCat (2020), Belinda Fellgate: The Kiss of Flauros (2020) and Belinda Fellgate: Malamok (2022).

Both David and I support animal rights activism and the education of young people in protecting our planet and the animals who live on it – topics we deal with in the Belinda Fellgate series. https://www.theperfectpairdolphintrilogy.com/david-and-tracy-talkin-belinda-fellgate.html

As for the future? Well, I want to teach compassion, save animals and protect the planet – and if I can do that via my writing, all the better!