Vivian French worked in the theatre for many years before becoming a full time writer of children’s books. She has written over forty books for children, as well as short stories of which three appear in Collins anthologies – The Wall in Centuries of Stories; Selim Hassan the Seventh in Mirrors and The Mighty One’s Daughter in Kids’ Night In. Vivian has recently moved from Bristol to Edinburgh. She is well-known to schools, libraries and all the major children’s literary festivals where she ‘performs’ her work as well as leading writing workshops.

Vivian French worked in the theatre for many years before becoming a full time writer of children’s books. She has written over forty books for children, as well as short stories of which three appear in Collins anthologies – The Wall in Centuries of Stories; Selim Hassan the Seventh in Mirrors and The Mighty One’s Daughter in Kids’ Night In. Vivian has recently moved from Bristol to Edinburgh. She is well-known to schools, libraries and all the major children’s literary festivals where she ‘performs’ her work as well as leading writing workshops.

Vivian French worked in the theatre for many years before becoming a full time writer of children’s books. She has written over forty books for children, as well as short stories of which three appear in Collins anthologies – The Wall in Centuries of Stories; Selim Hassan the Seventh in Mirrors and The Mighty One’s Daughter in Kids’ Night In. Vivian has recently moved from Bristol to Edinburgh. She is well-known to schools, libraries and all the major children’s literary festivals where she ‘performs’ her work as well as leading writing workshops.