Nicky Singer
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Nicky Singer | |
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| Born | 22 July 1956 Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Died | 17 June 2023 Brighton, East Sussex, England |
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| Alma mater | Bristol University |
| Period | 1993-2020 |
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| Notable awards | Blue Peter Book Award 2002 |
| Spouse | James King-Smith (m. 1983) |
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Nicky Singer was a novelist, playwright and librettist known best for her young adult books that often tackled controversial or sensitive subjects.
Early life and education[edit]
Singer grew up in the village of Chalfont St Peter, England.[1] She showed an interest in writing from a young age, winning a chocolate bar for a story she wrote aged 6.[2]
She attended Queen Anne's School and went on to study English at the University of Bristol, graduating in 1978.[3]
Her father died suddenly when she was 14, which she cites as a "trigger event" in her life, teaching her not to take life for granted.[2] At 16 her godfather encouraged her to write a cantata adaptation of Jonah and the fish which went on to be her first published work.[4] Her mother died when Singer was 17, leaving her in loco parentis for her younger sisters.[4]
Published writings[edit]
- To Still the Child (1992)[5]
- To Have and to Hold (1993)[6]
- What She Wanted (1997)[7]
- My Mother's Daughter (1998)[8]
- Little Book of the Millennium (1999)[9]
- Feather Boy (2002)[10]
- The Innocent’s Story (2003)[11]
- Doll (2003)[12]
- Gem X (2008)[13]
- Knight Crew (2009)[14], transformed into an opera of the same name in 2010.
- Under Shifting Glass (2011)[15]
- The Flask (2012)[16]
- Island (2015)[17], originally commissioned as a play for The National Theatre
- The Survival Game (2018)[18]
- The Wind in the Willows (2020), illustrated by Anna Shuttlewood.[19]
Awards and honours[edit]
- The Innocent's Story - Nominated for the Carnegie Medal
- The Flask - Nominated for the Carnegie Medal & UKLA shortlist and Student Shadowing Vote Winner
- Doll - Shortlisted for the Booktrust Teenage Prize
- Feather Boy - Shortlisted for the Booktrust Teenage Prize, Winner of the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award (2002)[20]
References[edit]
- ↑ Riddell, Chris (2 Aug 2023). "Nicky Singer obituary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2 Aug 2023. Retrieved 21 Jan 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "An Interview With Nicky Singer". The Letterpress Project. Archived from the original on 21 Jan 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-21. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Brown, Lauren (27 June 2023). "Award-winning author Nicky Singer dies aged 66". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 21 Jan 2024. Retrieved 21 Jan 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Interview: Nicky Singer". www.thejc.com. Archived from the original on 21 Jan 2024. Retrieved 21 Jan 2024. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Singer, Nicky. To Still the Child. Virago. ISBN 9780094710900. Search this book on
- ↑ Singer, Nicky (1995). To have and to hold. Virago. ISBN 9781853818493. Search this book on
- ↑ Singer, Nicky (1997). What She Wanted. Phoenix Books. ISBN 9780753800454. Search this book on
- ↑ My Mother's Daughter. Phoenix Books. 5 Oct 1998. ISBN 9780752804781. Search this book on
- ↑ Singer, Nicky (1999). The little book of the millennium. Headline Publishing. ISBN 9780747264590. Search this book on
- ↑ Singer, Nicky (2002). Feather Boy. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0007332007. Search this book on
- ↑ Singer, Nicky. The Innocent’s Story. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0007179367. Search this book on
- ↑ Singer, Nicky (2003). Doll. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0007179367. Search this book on
- ↑ Singer, Nicky (2006). GemX. OUP. ISBN 978-0192742018. Search this book on
- ↑ Singer, Nicky (2009). Knight Crew. CB editions. ISBN 978-0956107329. Search this book on
- ↑ Singer, Nicky (2011). Under shifting glass. Chronicle Books. ISBN 9781452109213. Search this book on
- ↑ Singer, Nicky (2012). The Flask. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780007438761. Search this book on
- ↑ Singer, Nicky (2015). Island. Caboodle Books. ISBN 978-0992938963. Search this book on
- ↑ Singer, Nicky (2018). The Survival Game. Hodder Children’s Books. ISBN 978-1444944532. Search this book on
- ↑ Singer, Nicky (2015). The Wind in the Willows. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780008147266. Search this book on
- ↑ "BBC - Press Office - Blue Peter Book Awards 2002". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
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