Francis Spufford (born 1964) is an English author. He studied English literature at Cambridge University.
Spufford specializes in works of non-fiction. Among his books are I May Be Some Time, The Child That Books Built, and Backroom Boys. His newest book is Red Plenty, published in August of 2010.[1] He has also edited two volumes of polar literature. His first book I May Be Some Time: Ice and the English Imagination won a raft of literary prizes, including the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, Writers Guild Award for Best Non-Fiction Book of the Year, and the Somerset Maugham Award. He was also nominated for the Aventis Prize for Backroom Boys: The Secret Return of the British Boffin.
Spufford has taught at Anglia Ruskin University and Goldsmiths College. He lives in Cambridge.