Author Visit - Victoria Campbell

On Wednesday we were very lucky to have an author visit the school and each class got the opportunity to work with her. The primary ones and twos came together for the session. Victoria has had her first book 'Viking Gold' published and is currently writing the sequel. 

She started by telling us how she became an author

Then she told us about all the people and steps involved from the writing process, to getting the book sold in a shop, and used volunteers to help us remember. It starts with the writer who then gets an agent. The author and agent work with a publisher who gets an editor to check over the book. The book is then sent to the printer. Once the book is printed the distributor sends it out to shops. The shop assistant then sells the book to people who would like to read it.

Victoria read us the first couple of pages of her book.

The children were given the chance to ask her some questions.

We enjoyed our time with her and there have been a few books started at the writing table in class since she visited!