Victoria Baker

Author

Victoria Baker

Victoria Baker is the artist and author of The Little Girl and the Tortoise. She’s been published in magazines and anthologies such as Dark Moon Digest and A Year of the Monkeys anthology. She’s been a writer for as long as she can remember and ventured into art to gain access to another form of storytelling. She lives in Utah with her husband, preteen twins, and way too many cats and dogs. You can sign up to get updates about their writing ...

Books

The Little Girl and the Tortoise

Inspired by a timeless fable, The Little Girl and the Tortoise is an encouraging story about friendship, perseverance, and discovering one's unique strengths.

When a determined little girl sets out to help her friend, the tortoise, win a race against the rabbit, she journeys across the African landscape seeking advice from other animals. Each...

Outcast Odyssey

Kidnapped and trapped on an alien world, Ricki is forced onto a team of traumatized teens charged with simple instructions: Kill the monsters in order to be sent home. But Ricki’s mom is missing and nothing about this “game” makes sense. Ricki is determined to find her mother and get off this planet, and if her so-called “team” isn’t willing to...

Blog

May 1, 2026

Scary Thing

So, I did a scary thing today. I submitted the Little Girl and The Tortoise to Publisher's Weekly for review.

Now, the odds that I'll actually get picked up to be reviewed by them is . . . very miniscule. I can hope and dream, but I'm counting on it not going anywhere. That said, putting yourself out there is a scary thing, and the imposter syndrome was strong as I was filling out the form.

Who did I think I was, that someone like Publisher's Weekly would review my book? And even if they did,...