Journey to the age of gods and heroes with one of the great masters of myth and folklore. Carnegie Medal winner Kevin Crossley-Holland - whose retellings of the Norse myths and the Arthurian legends has inspired generations of young readers - leads this immersive interactive workshop for children aged 8+. Through storytelling, drama and imagination, Kevin brings the great tales of the ancient world roaring to life. Children won't just hear these timeless stories - they'll take part in them.
 
Format: Interactive Workshop
Themes: Fiction, Children, Headliner
 
Kevin Crossley-Holland Books: Norse Myths, Arthur Almost King, Norse Tales
Kevin Crossley-Holland (b. 1941) is a prize-winning poet, translator from Anglo-Saxon (including Beowulf), re-teller of traditional tale (The Penguin Book of Norse Myths and Between Worlds: British Folk Tales), librettist and novelist for children, winning the Carnegie Medal for Storm and the Guardian Fiction Prize for The Seeing Stone, the first book in his Arthur trilogy.
He has collaborated with many composers and artists and served as President of the School Library Association 2012-2017. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the Society of Authors, and an Honorary Fellow of Saint Edmund Hall, Oxford. He lives in north Norfolk.