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A question about Charlie and Lola
Lauren explains the importance of childhood to her creative writing
  1. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  2. Who are you really?
    01:06
    Who are you really?
  3. Darren Shan reads from Zom-B Underground
    07:50
    Darren Shan reads from Zom-B Underground
  4. A picky question about zombies
    01:15
    A picky question about zombies
  5. What about Dad?
    02:22
    What about Dad?
  6. A dark question about the night
    01:01
    A dark question about the night
  7. Books into film
    01:23
    Books into film
  8. How about a Zombie rising?
    01:00
    How about a Zombie rising?
  9. A question of influence
    01:07
    A question of influence
  10. Darren Shan reads the prologue from ZOM-B
    08:36
    Darren Shan reads the prologue from ZOM-B
  11. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  12. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  13. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  14. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  15. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  16. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  17. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  18. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  19. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  20. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
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