Author Margreit Maitland

Our annual author visit was back in person this year, but we had to move the venue to comfortably fit all our attendees in one place. In the auditorium on Tuesday, February 8th, over 190 students had the pleasure of meeting young adult author (and former Mepham parent - both her son and daughter attended Mepham), Margreit Maitland. She discussed her two novels, Runaway at Sea and Adventurer at Sea. Both were published by Red Penguin Books. She hopes to have the third book in the trilogy completed soon. 

Author Margreit Maitland with our book raffle winners.

About the author:

Writing has always been a dream, floating in the back of Margreit Maitland’s mind for as long as she can remember. A love for literature was instilled in her by her mother and family in general from an early age. While growing up, she read a wide range of books from the classics to something quick and fun and adored getting lost in a story. 

Since the publication of her first two novels, Margreit has launched a Creative Writing Workshop for children aged 10 and up for schools and libraries and is enjoying an opportunity to help students discover their potential and original ideas. 

Margreit Maitland is an enthusiastic supporter of literature, education, science, wildlife, and nature. The source of which lies in being encouraged to muck around in the mud searching for hermit crabs and other tiny or large inhabitants of the natural world. She enjoys living on Long Island, where she is happily surrounded by beaches with her two children and Mr. Frosty the cat. In her spare time, she can be found staying active and outside whenever possible and with her treasured family and friends. In the future, she looks forward to sharing many more stories.