Nicky Singer
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 best known for her young adult books that often tackled controversial or sensitive subjects.
Early life and education
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 six.[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
- 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
- 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
- ↑ 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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