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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
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

Michael Morpurgo on his haven

Read this article Michael has written for the Daily Mail on the six things he loves about his haven, the tea house in his garden on the edge of Dartmoor. Read More
War Horse on Stage

The Play’s the Thing – Michael Morpurgo on War Horse

The play’s the thing. Over these last ten years and more I have often been asked: “How do you explain the phenomenon that War Horse has become?” It’s not too difficult to answer – after all, I have had a while to think it through. It’s the play. As the… Read More
Michael Morpurgo Animal Book Tour badge featuring included books.

Michael Morpurgo’s Animals Book Tour Announced!

The 4th October is World Animal Day and to celebrate we thought it would be lovely to create the Michael Morpurgo Animals Book Tour. We’ve teamed up with 10 of the UK’s top parent bloggers to take a closer look at some of Michael’s best-loved animal stories. Starting on Monday 9th October, we’ll be… Read More

Autumn events cancellations

Due to ongoing problems with his voice and the treatment he has been receiving for this, Michael has been advised by doctors that he must cancel all speaking engagements for the next few months. Michael wishes to extend his personal apologies to his readers for the short-notice cancellation of his… Read More