Greta Yorke

Greta Yorke

Born in Dunoon, Greta studied at Paisley University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Education (Hons) Degree. Greta’s main teaching post was at Castle Primary School, New Cumnock.
Greta joined Ayr Writers’ Club in 2007 where she met the other 7 writers who went on to form LiterEight.
In 2009 Greta’s story ‘Witch Hitch’, won the ‘Under 7’s’ in the Scottish Association of Writers’ competition. Having encouraged Maggie Bolton into illustrating the story, both, these two published their first book. Since retirement Greta has been busy writing and producing children’s books, 7 to date. She is also kept busy with marketing, selling, and reading her stories to children in libraries and schools. Greta has won prizes for poetry, children’s stories and drama.