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Being Children’s Laureate
Cressida talks about her time as Children’s Laureate
  1. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  12. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  13. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  14. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  15. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  16. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  17. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  18. Cardboard Cowboys reading
    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
  19. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  20. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
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