Meet multi-million-copy selling, award-winning author (and former Children’s Laureate) Cressida Cowell, at our very special, one-off, after-school book-signing event!
Cressida Cowell is the creator of the book and film sensation How to Train Your Dragon, which has been made into a hit Dreamworks film series, and a TV series shown on Netflix and CBBC. Her other books include the bestselling series Which Way to Anywhere and The Wizards of Once, and a new spin-off series featuring Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third: How to Train Your Dragon School. Cressida will be signing copies of her latest books HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON SCHOOL: FIGHT OF THE FLAMESTRIKE, and WHICH WAY TO THE FUTURE, and her other books too, which must be purchased from the Steyning Bookshop.
ABOUT THE BOOK-SIGNING EVENT
TIME: 4.30pm to 5.30pm on THURSDAY 26th NOVEMBER 2026.
Please note that this book-signing event is TICKETED. This is to manage waiting times, stock levels, and ensure the best experience for everyone!
Tickets are FREE but we expect everybody attending to purchase at least one book from the Steyning Bookshop to get signed on the day. You can purchase on the day from our selection of Cressida’s books in the shop, or pre-order the book you want in advance via our website or by phone / in person from the shop.
Cressida will be signing books purchased from the STEYNING BOOKSHOP only. We politely request that you do not bring books purchased elsewhere to this signing.
Cressida is happy to have photos taken with her fans.
Please note that the book-signing will happen on a first come, first served basis and that we’re unable to reserve specific spaces in the queue. We would advise arriving in good time for the start of the session at 4.30pm. Please do expect queuing time, including outside of the shop, and come prepared as appropriate (e.g. water bottles, appropriate clothing/footwear etc). If you have any specific access requirements or are unable to stand for long periods please do flag this with us at point of booking and we will do our best to chat this through with you.
ABOUT CRESSIDA COWELL
Cressida Cowell is the author and the illustrator of the globally bestselling How to Train Your Dragon series, and more recently, the new How To Train Your Dragon School series, which follows Hiccup’s hair-raising adventures at the Isle of Berk’s Training School for Vikings and Dragons, where they are BOTTOM in pretty much everything. Her next series, The Wizards of Once, was an international bestseller. Cressida is also the author of the hilarious Emily Brown picture books, illustrated by Neal Layton. The Which Way series has already been translated into 15 languages. How to Train Your Dragon has sold over 8 million books worldwide in 42 languages. It is also an award-winning DreamWorks film series, and a TV series shown on Netflix and CBBC. The Wizards of Once has been translated into 38 languages and also signed by DreamWorks.
Cressida was the Waterstones Children’s Laureate (2019-2022). She is an ambassador for the National Literacy Trust and the Reading Agency and a founder patron of the Children’s Media Foundation. She has won numerous prizes for her books, including the Gold Award in the Nestle Children’s Book Prize, the Hay Festival Medal for Fiction, and Philosophy Now’ magazine’s 2015 Award for Contributions in the Fight Against Stupidity.
She grew up in London and on a small, uninhabited island off the west coast of Scotland and she now lives in Hammersmith with her husband, three children and a dog called Pigeon.
Follow link below to book a FREE ticket to attend the signing – we only require 1 booking per family group, eg, if you are a parent bringing 2 children to meet Cressida, you only need to purchase ONE ticket for the signing, because all of you will be going to meet Cressida in one group.
