Watch Journey to the Sea by Simon Ward now! Read More

Watch Michael talk about his charity, Farms for City Children, as part of Virtually King’s week here:… Read More

Now touring until 9 July 2022 The Peaceful brothers, Tommo and Charlie, have a tough rural childhood facing the loss of their father, financial hardship and a cruel landlord. Their fierce loyalty to each other pulls them through, until one day they both fall for the same girl. And then… Read More

Three years in the planning, the Exclusive World Premiere of Sir Michael Morpurgo’s ‘The Mozart Question’ opens at the Barn on the 21st March until the 30th April. Regarded by Michael as his most important work, ‘The Mozart Question’ follows Paolo Levi, a violin impresario, as he recounts his parent’s… Read More

BBC London recently recorded an interview with Louise Callow, the producer of the Private Peaceful play adaptation. It’s still available to stream online, but get moving as there’s only 3 days left to listen. Read More

Books donated by popular writers including Alan Bennett, Tom Stoppard and Michael Morpurgo are being auctioned to raise valuable funds for the National Literacy Trust to help transform people’s lives through literacy. Sixteen well-known and much-loved writers have donated books, many from their own library, to the National Literacy Trust‟s… Read More

Author and former children’s laureate Michael Morpurgo has been appointed as the inaugural president of the Historical Writers Association. Founder and chair of the HWA Manda Scott said: “It’s an honour and a privilege to welcome Michael Morpurgo as our inaugural president. We couldn’t ask for a better way to… Read More

Children’s author Michael Morpurgo shares the vision behind the animated adaptation of his Christmas story, On Angel Wings on the BBC TV Blog. The Christmas story is a story one knows so well, almost too well because very often it’s so familiar that we have stopped listening. So I thought,… Read More

To commemorate 100 years since the famous Christmas Truce took place, Michael Morpurgo brought Joey, the world-famous War Horse puppet, home to Ypres. “Joey may have been born in my mind’s eye, on the farm in Devon where I live … But the roots of his story and my story… Read More

Join Michael Morpurgo on the 24th of June to teach your class about life in WW1 before the centenary of the Battle of the Somme on July 1st Michael Morpurgo, in partnership with HarperCollins Children’s Books, is hosting a real-time digital event on the 24th of June to encourage children… Read More

Newcastle University has made Michael an Honorary Doctor of Letters for his outstanding achievements as a children’s author and supporter of children’s rights, and recognising his strong connections to the North East. Alongside his writing and charity work, the honorary degree also celebrates Michael’s links to Newcastle. He is a Patron of Seven… Read More

In today’s copy of The Times, readers will get to enjoy the story behind the story of Michael’s new children’s book, Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of The Wizard of Oz. “I felt Toto played little or no real part in the original story“, wrote Michael, describing how he… Read More