Authors Live David Almond

29 Sep 2011, 成人快手 Pacific Quay

Authors Live David Almond

David Almond

11:00 Thu 29 Sep 2011 The Street

David Almond talks about his writing, passion for books and where ideas come from.

Performances & Interviews

05:49

Two of David's novels

David Almond talks about the experiences and opinions of characters in "My Name is Mina" and "The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean".

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06:12

The local library

David Almond recalls going to his local library and picturing his name on a book cover, and how it felt when this came true.

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04:48

Imagination

David Almond talks about childhood influences on his writing, and the power of imagination.

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05:31

The power of words

David Almond marvels at the brain, young people's enthusiasm for books, and demonstrates the power of words on the mind.

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03:55

Starting as a writer

David Almond describes how his love of print comes from when he was a baby.

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05:15

Q&A with David Almond

David answers questions from school pupils, from "What books did you like as you were growing up?" to "What inspired you to become an author?"

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06:48

More Q&A with David Almond

David answers questions from "Were you involved in the making of the Skellig film?" to "Are you friends with any other writers?"

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About David Almond

David Almond was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1951 and grew up in the small mining town of Felling. He was educated at the University of East Anglia and Newcastle Polytechnic. After graduating he worked as a teacher for five years before moving to a remote artists' commune in Norfolk to concentrate on his writing. In 1998 his first children's novel, Skellig, was published to immediate acclaim. Since then this award winning writer has had his work translated into more than 20 languages. His latest novel is My Name is Mina.

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