Year 8s recently enjoyed a creativity writing session with children's author Barbara Spencer.

	Barbara signing one of her books for 8L

Before conducting the creative writing session Barbara talked about her background . In 1967, shea hi-tailed it to the West Indies to watch cricket, the precursor to a highly colourful career spanning three continents, in which she was caught up in riots, wars, and choosing Miss World. Eventually, she settled in Somerset to bring up a family. In 2010, the publication of Running, her new teenage thriller, has taken Barbara countrywide.

	Barbara talking about her experiences of choosing Miss World

A few comments from the boys and girls:


I very much enjoyed the visit from Barbara because it gave us an insight into an author’s life. – Tom England

The talk was really interesting and taught me how to ‘jump start’ my brain – Louis Hunkin

She had a very interesting life and inspired me to do well at school – Isaac Simpson

She was interesting to listen to and gave me some helpful tips for writing – Abi Joyce

She is an experienced woman, who had witnessed all kinds of horrifying and amazing moments. She came across as an intelligent writer who thought out of the box, making up strange settings for her work – Timothy Pike