Events
I visit selected schools, bookshops, conferences, festivals and libraries, both in the UK and abroad, throughout the year, to talk to children about reading, writing and my books.
I talk for about an hour and am happy to sign books afterwards.
My talk explains how I became an author, and what inspired me to write. I also talk about the importance of sharing stories, and childhood reading, how I learned to write books through The Last Wild, tell the very personal story which led to There May Be A Castle, and explain why I wrote The Lost Magician series.
It is an illustrated, animated and interactive TED style talk.
To find out how to pitch for an event at your school or library, please download the guide below and send your pitch to Victoria Rontaler at Rontaler PR & Events.
Piers Torday School Events Guide 2019
My upcoming public events are listed below.
I look forward to seeing you at one of them if you can make it.
Forthcoming public events
Edinburgh Book Festival: A Library of Spellbooks with Scarlett Thomas
August 18, 2019, 15.45
at Spark Theatre on George St
AGE 10-14 Scarlett Thomas is the author of the enchanting Worldquake series, which Joanne Harris called the ‘most exciting debut in children’s fiction since Harry Potter’. Piers Torday is the bestsell…
Edinburgh Book Festival: The Chronicles of Narnia, Reading Workshop
August 19, 2019, 11:00
at Writer's Retreat, Charlotte Square
Novelist Piers Torday takes you through The Chronicles of Narnia, C S Lewis’s fantasy world of mythical beasts, talking animals and adventuring children. In addition to adapting Christian themes, Lewi…
Half Term Tales at The Globe
October 26, 2019, 4:00pm
at The Nancy Knowles Theatre, Shakespeare's Globe
THE POWER OF STORIES Celebrate magic, nature and the joy of storytelling at our half term events for families. From visiting authors to Shakespearean storytelling sessions and workshops, there’s somet…
Events
Q&A
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I was inspired to write The Last Wild by the shocking discovery that Earth has lost over 60% of its wildlife in the last 40+ years. What will happen in the next 40 years. Will there be any animals left, and if not, what are we going to do about it? What are YOU going to do about it?
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Yes. As I am based in London, most of my visits take place in the Southeast. But budget and time permitting, I do try and visit as many schools across the UK as I can. For more information on how to arrange a visit, the sessions I offer, and fees, please contact:
Victoria Rontaler at Rontaler PR & Events.
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Not for the time being. “The Wild Beyond”, the third book in the series, is the conclusion of Kester, Polly, Aida and all their animal friends’ adventures as I see it for now. I firmly believe that those left at the end of that story have very exciting futures ahead of them! But never say never. There might be a fourth book one day, you never know…