Author and Illustrator Videos

Watch exclusive clips of authors and illustrators talking about their shortlisted books.

New author and illustrator videos will be added during the Shadowing period.

Jackie Morris talks about The Lost Words

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Carnegie and Greenaway shortlisted authors and illustrators talk about what copyright means to them today.

Elizabeth Acevedo talks about
The Poet X

Eric Fan and Terry Fan talk about
Ocean Meets Sky

Jason Reynolds talks about
Long Way Down

Kwame Alexander talks about
Rebound

Maria Gulemetova talks about
Beyond the Fence

Sophie Anderson talks about
The House with Chicken Legs

Jackie Morris talks about
The Lost Words

Frances Hardinge talks about
A Skinful of Shadows

Jessica Love talks about
Julian is a Mermaid

Sally Nicholls talks about
Things A Bright Girl Can Do

David Roberts talks about
Suffragette: The Battle for Equality

Kate Saunders talks about
The Land of Neverendings

Poonam Mistry talks about
You're Safe With Me

Candy Gourlay talks about
Bone Talk

Rebecca Cobb talks about
The Day War Came