Come and draw your sword, splice the mainbrace and swash your buckle with feisty heroine Cat Royal and her creator, Nestlé prize-winning author Julia Golding.  Cat Royal’s fifth adventure Black Heart of Jamaica takes us aboard a pirate ship in the Caribbean and leads her into the heart of a slave revolt. Don’t miss this interactive event that will give you a behind-the-scenes look at writing historical adventures. (Recommended for Years 5 & 6)

Julia Golding read English at Cambridge, took a doctorate in literature at Oxford and worked for the Foreign Office and Oxfam before becoming a full-time writer.  In 2007 Waterstone’s named her as one of 25 superstar writers who will be read widely and of great importance for the next 25 years.