Join Manjeet Mann and the British Library to celebrate National Poetry Day 2025 and turn up the volume on poetry in your classroom!
Manjeet's verse novel, ROAR which is partly inspired by Sampat Pal and the Pink Sari Gang, will be the springboard into an empowering exploration of poetry and agency designed to resonate with a Key Stage 3 audience.
This free livestream masterclass led by the multi-award-winning author will give students an opportunity to unleash their inner poet. The interactive and inclusive format is designed to help everyone find confidence and power in their own voice.
About the author
Manjeet Mann is a multi-award-winning author, playwright, screenwriter, and actress. Her debut YA novel, Run Rebel, was shortlisted for the 2021 Carnegie Medal and won the CILIP Carnegie Shadowers’ Choice Award, the UKLA Award, the Diverse Book Award, and the Sheffield Children’s Book Award, as well as being named a Guardian Best Book of 2020. Her second novel, The Crossing, won the 2022 Costa Children’s Book Award, the UKLA Award, and was Overall Winner at the Sheffield Children’s Book Awards. It was also shortlisted for numerous other prizes, including the 2022 Carnegie Medal, Waterstones Children's Book Prize and YA Book Award. Manjeet writes picture books too, including Small’s Big Dream, which won the Readers’ Choice Award at the Diverse Book Awards. She adapted Run Rebel for the stage with Pilot Theatre, earning Best Production at the 2025 Off West End Stage Awards. Manjeet lives in Scotland.
