From living with the Kazakh Eagle Hunters in Mongolia to conjuring up secret kingdoms in her writing shed, bestselling author Abi Elphinstone will talk about the real-life adventures and accidental daydreams behind her stories. She’ll be speaking about her latest book, The Crackledawn Dragon – a voyage across an enchanted land full of silver whales, fire krakens, and underwater palaces – and showing pupils how easy it is to leap into stories of their own.

Register now to join in with this live digital event. After registering, you will be emailed a link to watch along live. The recorded event will also be available to watch afterwards in our Authors Live on Demand library.

If you would like to send questions from pupils for Abi to answer during the event, please get in touch with anna.broomfield@scottishbooktrust.com(this will open in a new window). You can also ask questions live during the broadcast using #BBCAuthorsLive(this will open in a new window) on Twitter.

This event will have a live studio audience, filmed at BBC Scotland in Glasgow. Please email anna.broomfield@scottishbooktrust.com(this will open in a new window) for a chance to be in the studio audience.