Victoria Holmes is going to be at Pyrkon!

19 March 2025

The beginnings of Vicky’s literary adventure

Victoria was born in the English county of Berkshire and grew up on her family’s farm, surrounded by horses. She graduated in English Philology from the University of Oxford, and after graduation worked with her beloved animals for a year. Then she started working as an English teacher, but quickly discovered that this was not her dream path. She decided to pursue a literary career and became an editor at Working Partners. Her professional adventure with books began in 2001.

The origins of Erin Hunter

The first book in the Warriors series was published in 2003 in the United States. Moments earlier, Vicky had begun working with Kate Cary and Cherith Baldry as the series’ editor. She took care of the story’s consistency and came up with book titles. It was she who created the pseudonym Erin Hunter, which remains a mystery to many readers – and her solution often causes surprise and a smile on many faces.Vicky co-created the next volumes of Warriors until 2017. The last sub-series she worked on were Legends of the Clans.

Okay, but what questions can we ask her?

Vicky is very open to talking to fans and eager to share trivia from the world of Warriors! Most loyal readers already know what her favorite characters are, which books she had the best time writing, or which clan she would belong to if she were a cat. However, a lot of secrets are still waiting to be discovered – come to Pyrkon and get to know them in person!