Meet multi-million-copy selling, award-winning author (and Children’s Laureate 2019-22) Cressida Cowell, creator of the How to Train Your Dragon (also a DreamWorks film and TV franchise), The Wizards of Once and the Which Way to Anywhere series. Cressida will introduce her newest books DRAGON TALES: SHORT STORY COLLECTION and WHICH WAY ROUND THE GALAXY, talk about her inspiration and give writing and drawing tips. Cressida has won numerous prizes including the Blue Peter Book Award, the Hay Festival Medal for Fiction and the Ruth Rendell Award for Championing Literacy. Her events are energetic and inspiring and have been described as unmissable! Bring along your own sketch book if you’d like her to take a look in the signing queue.

Part of the Leeds Storytelling Festival 2025.

A family-friendly pay-what-you-decide recommended for children aged 7+. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

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