Piers Torday
Posted by theministry on 18th July 2017
Piers Torday writes books and plays for children. Books include The Last Wild trilogy (Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize) and The Lost Magician series (Teach Primary Book Award). Plays include the world stage premiere of John Masefield’s The Box of Delights and Christmas Carol: a fairy tale (Wilton’s Music Hall). He co-founded the Paul Torday Memorial Prize for Debut Novelists Over 60. He is also an Associate Artist at Wilton’s, a Trustee of the Unicorn Theatre, a Patron of Shrewsbury Bookfest, a Reading Helper with Coram Beanstalk, and is passionate about helping children seize the life changing freedom of their imagination. Piers joined the Ministry of Stories as a trustee in 2017.
