michael morpurgo

I BELIEVE IN UNICORNS BY MICHAEL MORPURGO

I Believe in Unicorns 2105 at Vaudeville Theatre Photo Credit: Richard Davenport. Award-winning storyteller Danyah Miller brings best-selling children’s author Michael Morpurgo’s treasured story to life. This intimate show is set in a library full of books that hold more than stories within their pages. It is a tale of… Read More

Morpurgo’s 80th sees celebratory year of publishing

HarperCollins Children’s Books (HCCB) and Farshore have unveiled a year-long celebratory publishing plan marking the 80th birthday of author Michael Morpurgo with almost 50 titles scheduled and new author branding designed by his granddaughter Alice, illustrations by Dapo Adeola and an introduction from Benedict Cumberbatch. To celebrate the landmark… Read More

Announcing Tales from Shakespeare by Michael Morpurgo

We are delighted to announce Tales from Shakespeare by Sir Michael Morpurgo.This collection features retellings of ten Shakespeare plays, each illustrated by a different artist. It publishes on the 28th September and you can preorder it now from Waterstones. Featuring:Macbeth, illustrated by Dapo AdeolaThe… Read More

Michael Morpurgo Month 2023 Competition T&Cs

This competition is promoted by HarperCollins Publishers Limited (“HarperCollins”), 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. This promotion is open to all UK school staff except employees of HarperCollins (or their parent, subsidiaries or any affiliated companies) and their immediate families, who are not allowed to enter the competition. You… Read More

Join Michael Morpurgo’s live-streamed event!

Join best-selling author MICHAEL MORPURGO ‘LIVE’ from Portsmouth Central Library on Monday 23rd May from 10.45-11.45am as he reads and talks about There Once is a Queen, his special book for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Click here to join the live stream: https://bit.ly/TOIAQLive There Once is a Queen… Read More
Spring 2022 news

Spring 2022 News from Michael Morpurgo

Spring is definitely on the way. The snowdrops are everywhere, primroses and the first of the daffodils. Winter, and our recent troubles and sadnesses are behind us. I haven’t been wasting the bad times. I’ve been doing what so many writers have been doing, writing! So now the stories I’ve… Read More