24 - 26 August 2012
Get set for an exciting three days of stories, words, drawings, conversations and explorations as some of the planet’s most brilliant writers for children and young people appear at the British Library.
Joining guests from the four corners of the world will be some of our best-loved British authors; including past and present Children’s Laureates!
Visit our amazing and intimate storytelling tent in the Poets' Circle, on the piazza, for tales from around the world to astonish and delight you. Come inside, get comfy and be transported to the magical world of stories.
Writers include
- Shaun Tan
- Michael Rosen
- Charlie Dark
- David Almond
- Bart Moeyaert
- Julia Donaldson
- Michael Morpurgo
- Anthony Browne
- Emily Gravett
- Peter Sís
- Valerie Bloom
- John Lyons
- Michael De Souza
- Genevieve Webster
We teamed up with Booktrust for a special creative-writing competition for children and teenagers.