Laura Dockrill
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Laura Dockrill

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‘Everyone’s falling for Laura Dockrill’ VOGUE 'TOP TEN LITERARY TALENT' THE TIMES 'I'd like to prescribe a healthy spoonful of Laura Dockrill' ― Guardian ‘The world is so lucky to be invited into the colourful imagination of my favourite person! You’re going to have fun.’ ADELE Praise for What Have I Done: ‘A humblingly honest and human war-report from the front lines of mothering, psychosis and recovery: there is no other book like it, and it is so desperately needed.’ – CAITLIN MORAN ‘Such a raw, honest and important book…the most important book of 2020.’ – GIOVANNA FLETCHER ‘Thank you for this book, for shining a light on the darkness of psychosis, an illness that absolutely does happen to people like us. I found this book a balm for my soul, and am grateful to Laura for bravely penning such a beautiful account of an illness that is rarely talked about.’ – BRYONY GORDON ‘Brave gift of a book.' – SOPHIE DAHL ‘Moving, a pleasure to read… I couldn’t put it down.’ – PHILIPPA PERRY ‘A book to save a whole generation of women.’ – ADELE ‘I was overwhelmed with relief to read this. A must-read for anyone who didn’t have the fairytale.’ – PALOMA FAITH ‘IT IS AMAZING. This book is proof that although your mind was your undoing it is also a truly incredible asset which is going to help so so many people.’ – CLEMMIE TELFORD ‘Mind-blowing’ – LEMN SISSAY Quotes for Children's Books: The Dream House: 'Little gem . . . Grief and joy in abundance, I found it incredibly moving – KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE 'It looks so slight. Its illustrations promise something gentle and delicate. So I have a feeling that this book may be mistaken as a quick and easy read - and it's not. It's something much more memorable, strange… And written in such a beautiful, original style! It's sophisticated, poetic, exquisitely sensitive to nature and sorrow and turmoil and desperation. And rich in metaphors...' – GERALDINE MCCAUGHREAN 'A beautiful, honest and powerful story exploring the loss of a parent. This difficult topic is handled bravely, with originality and warmth. Rex's story will break your heart then mend it.' – TAMSIN WINTER 'Loved The Dream House, I was in bits by the end. It's not easy to write about grief and Laura does it so beautifully; it bristles with colour and texture' POLLY DUNBAR 'Laura is one of the most original and interesting voices in children's literature and I always look forward to reading any new book she writes.' – FRANCESCA SIMON Darcy Burdock: 'The new Tracy Beaker' ― Observer 'Britain finally has an answer to Jeff Kinney and his Wimpy Kid' ― Bookzone Laura Dockrill is an award winning writer. Her first book for children, ‘Darcy Burdock’ was shortlisted for the Waterstones Book of The Year Prize and Carnegie Medal as well as her young adult novels, Lorali and Big Bones, which was also shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2018. Her previous works ‘Mistakes In The Background’, ‘Ugly Shy Girl’ and ‘Echoes’ earned her plaudits like ‘Top 10 literary Talent’ from The Times newspaper and Top 20 hot faces to watch from Elle Magazine. Laura’s writing has expanded to stage and screen; Laura’s first film, Goldfish, received a BAFTA nomination for best short. Her critically acclaimed memoir ‘What Have I Done?’ is being adapted for TV. She has been commissioned from The National Theatre, The Young Vic and The Donmar Warehouse. Laura has written unique work including immersive tours of archive celebrating the work of both Roald Dahl and Tove Jansson for The Southbank Centre. Her adaptation of Robin Hood was the lead Christmas Show at the Watermill Theatre. Her show for children, Dust won a Best Theatre award at the 2022 Offies. Other commissioned work includes short stories, scripts and poems for BBC Radio, Channel 4 and The British Council. Other commissioned work has seen Laura collaborate with Lush, Oasis, Bacardi, EastPak, Irregular Choice and British Airways. Laura has appeared on a host of TV programmes; CBeebies, Blue Peter, Newsnight and BBC Breakfast to name a few. Her radio prowess spans across the entire BBC network, having performed works on Radio 1 through 6 including Woman’s Hour and Open Book. Laura is on the advisory panel at The Ministry Of Stories, and has judged many literary prizes including the John Betjeman Poetry Prize, BBC National Short Story Prize, Blue Peter Book Prize and the BAFTA Children’s Prize. Laura is currently writing a novel for adults.
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