An Evening with Book Royalty and Dragon Tamer, Cressida Cowell - Hampstead

Schedule

Wed Apr 22 2026 at 05:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Waterstones | London, EN

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Meet multi-million-copy selling, award-winning author Cressida Cowell, creator of the book and film sensation How to Train Your Dragon.
About this Event

We're very excited to welcome multi-million-copy selling, award-winning author, and former Children’s Laureate, Cressida Cowell, creator of the book and film sensation How to Train Your Dragon, and other bestselling series Which Way to Anywhere and The Wizards of Once.
Cressida will introduce her latest bestselling book, Which Way to the Future, talk about her inspiration, and give writing and drawing tips to the children. Her events are energetic and inspiring and have been described as unmissable! Cressida will be signing books after the talk.
Please especially note that ticket holders 16 years of age and under must be accompanied by an adult (who must also purchase a ticket) in order to gain entry to the event and to remain in the shop for the duration of the event. We reserve the right to refuse entry to unaccompanied ticket holders who are 16 years of age and under.

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Waterstones, 68-69 Hampstead High Street, London, United Kingdom

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GBP 4.00 to GBP 10.00

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