Roald Dahl’s Creative Writing Book

Roald Dahl was one of the greatest storytellers of the twentieth century — and in this book, he shares the tools of his craft with young writers. Roald Dahl’s Creative Writing Book takes aspiring writers behind the scenes of the imagination, offering practical exercises, inspiring prompts, and the specific advice of a master storyteller on how to find ideas, build characters, create suspense, and bring a story to life on the page.

Written in Dahl’s characteristic voice — warm, encouraging, and never condescending — the book makes the process of writing feel like the adventure it actually is. The exercises are designed to spark genuine creativity rather than to produce correct answers, and the examples drawn from Dahl’s own work show young writers what the finished version of those processes can produce.

The perfect gift for any young person who wants to write — and for any adult who wants to encourage them. Fun, practical, and genuinely inspiring. Published by Puffin.