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Exploring genre

Authors Philip Pullman, David Almond and Jacqueline Wilson explore how they, as writers, would subvert the fairy tale genre. Almond describes blending the extraordinary with the ordinary to create powerful stories. Pullman suggests changing the events and structure of traditional tales. Wilson looks beyond the happy ending and focuses on what would happen next. Keith Gray explores the effect of changing traditional characterisation.

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