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The World of the Crossing
Manjeet explains the origins of her novel in verse, The Crossing.
  1. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  2. How to be a writer
    02:37
    How to be a writer
  3. Michael Morpurgo's secret
    03:21
    Michael Morpurgo's secret
  4. Sketch it out!
    02:37
    Sketch it out!
  5. Everything is cool!
    04:22
    Everything is cool!
  6. The Elephant in the Garden
    09:18
    The Elephant in the Garden
  7. Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    07:16
    Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  8. More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
    08:33
    More Q&A with Michael Morpurgo
  9. Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
    04:53
    Reading from 'The Places I've Cried in Public'
  10. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  11. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  12. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  13. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  14. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  15. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  16. 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?
  17. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  18. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
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