Nick Park will take questions from the audience during his Guild conversation session

One of Preston’s most famous sons will return to the city for a special event at the Guild.

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Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park is due to be in the hotseat for a question and answer session with fans.

Park, an Oscar-winning animator, will take questions on his inspirations, childhood in Preston and his career to date.

The sessions – called Conversations in Creativity – will also include poet and playwright Lemn Sissay and Accrington-born author Jeanette Winterson.

Poet Lemn Sissay will be talking about his time as the official Olympic poet

The Park and Sissay conversations are hosted by Dave Haslam, legendary Hacienda DJ and now a journalist and author.

The 90-minute sessions take place in the Spiegel Tent in Miller Park from Monday 3 September.

Nick Park is first up on the Monday, Lemn Sissay on the Tuesday and Jeanette Winterson on the Wednesday.

Tickets are £6-9 in advance, concessions are £5-7. On the door tickets are £7-£10. Tickets can be bought at the Guild Hall box office or on the Preston Guild Hall website.