Katherine Rundell and Michael Morpurgo in conversation I RSA REPLAY

An unmissable conversation between two of the nation’s best-loved storytellers.
Katherine Rundell is an award-winning author, and widely acknowledged as one of the finest children’s writers of her generation. Her new book Impossible Creatures is a clarion call to readers to fight to save precious creatures of all kinds before they vanish before our eyes.
Sir Michael Morpurgo is a former Children’s Laureate, and author of countless classics from Private Peaceful to War Horse. Michael founded Farms for City Children with his wife Clare, and in a new edition of his book All Around the Year, he documents life during a farming year, accompanied by poems from Ted Hughes. He is a passionate advocate for access to nature and reading for pleasure.
The living things of the natural world - their wildness, strangeness, wonder and beauty - are a deep source of inspiration for both writers.
Join Katherine and Michael as they explore the enduring power of storytelling, the special gifts of childhood, and why young people’s right to nature, play and creativity needs defending now, more than ever.
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[@quintond6911]

Such a wide ranging and honest discussion... inspiring!

[@rw805]

Really enjoyed this interview with Katherine and Michael very much, thank you

[@davidcummings5984]

We creatjves are all inspired by various great literary works . As a part of polishing the final draft, I totally get removing written stuff and editing. We are our own judges of what's apt, so it reflects the ideal piece you envisage it to be . But what of all the literary ideas that have been removed ? Al the exhausting mental Labour sacrificed ? I reeled off four verses but still not satisfied with the first verse . Each time, I flesh it out . I like it, but my mind alerts me & pushes me to reconsider new ideas . I like to write verse in a specific way . I like to write in a specific style. It's an ardous process of balancing various forces . Strange how we make these judgments