Colin Shelbourn is a British cartoonist and writer. His single-panel cartoon has appeared on the front page of the Westmorland Gazette newspaper since 1984.[1] He is the author of a number of books, including Rocky Rambler's Wild Walker, co-written with Iain Peters which won the 1993 Lakeland Book of the Year award.[2]

Shelbourn acted as author Hunter Davies' chief researcher for the early editions of The Good Guide to the Lakes.[3]

Selected books

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  • Rocky Rambler's Wild Walks: The First Lake District Walking Guide to Put the Children in Charge (Cicerone Press, 1993 ISBN 9781852843472)
  • Waterside Walks in the Lake District (Sigma Leisure, 2004, ISBN 9781850588054)
  • Drawing Cartoons (Crowood Press, 2010, ISBN 9781847971722)

References

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  1. ^ "Cartoonist celebrates 30 years of illustrating Gazette news stories". The Westmorland Gazette. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Lakeland Book of the Year | Cumbria Tourism". www.cumbriatourism.org. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  3. ^ "When Hunter Davies's controversial Lake District guidebook pulled no punches - The Keswick Reminder". 7 April 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.