Barbara Henderson

Barbara Henderson has lived in Scotland since 1991 and has an MA in English Language and Literature. She has previously worked as a relief librarian, receptionist and even a puppeteer. Her historical and eco-fiction for children is widely studied in schools.

Her children’s novels include: Fir for Luck  (2016), Punch (2017), Wilderness Wars (2018), Black Water (2019), The Siege of Caerlaverock (2020), The Chessmen Thief (2021), The Reluctant Rebel (2022), Rivet Boy (2023), The Boy, the Witch and the Queen of Scots (2024) and I Don’t Do Mountains (2025). In addition, she has written two non-fiction books for adults called Scottish by Inclination (2021) and Made from Girders (2023).

Barbara currently lives in Inverness and works as a drama teacher in the beautiful Highlands of Scotland.