A Conversation with Catherine Johnson (Schools Event)

An inspiring talk for young people with screen-writer and best-selling author of children’s and young adult books, Catherine Johnson.

Catherine Johnson is a novelist and screenwriter who lives in London.

She is the author of several books for children and young adults, including A Nest of Vipers (2008), the story of Cato Hopkins, the youngest member of a ‘family’ of skilled fraudsters, and several novels set in Wales and in London. Arctic Hero was also published in 2008, and tells the true story of Matthew Henson, an African-American explorer who was written out of history despite being one of the first men to reach the North Pole in 1909.

Her other books for young people include Landlocked (1999); Stella (2002); The Dying Game (2007); Con Men (2009); The Nightmare Card (2011); Brave New Girl (2011); and Sawbones (2013).  She is also the co-writer of the film Bullet Boy, directed by Saul Dibb and starring Ashley Waters.

How to Attend

This event is only open to schools.