New Writing North

Cressida Cowell’s hugely popular series How to Train Your Dragon, starring Viking hero Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, is loved by children around the world. Hiccup even travelled to Hollywood and was turned into a successful film in 2010. Cressida talks about her best-selling books at what what was a fun-filled event for families. The event was produced in partnership with Seven Stories, the national centre for children’s books, to celebrate the launch of their exhibition of Cressida’s work: A Viking’s Guide to Deadly Dragons. Event recorded Saturday 27 October 2012 at Durham Book Festival. For more information about the festival, see www.durhambookfestival.com.