birth_place nationality notableworks name birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
wakefield , yorkshire , england english calling all monsters , profile chris westwood 26 november 1959 chris westwood -lrb- author -rrb-
 christopher westwood author , music journalist
chris westwood -lrb- author -rrb-

christopher westwood also known as chris westwood -lrb- born 26 november 1959 in wakefield , yorkshire , england -rrb- is an english author and journalist .
born as the son of a coal miner and school teacher , he is best known as the author of young adult fiction and children 's books .
he began his writing career as a music journalist before studying `` film production & tv production '' at a college in bournemouth .
after graduating from college , he began a career as a novelist .
