Nicky singers biography

Early life and education.
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Nicky Singer was an English novelist, playwright and librettist known best for her young adult books that often tackled controversial or sensitive subjects.

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Nicky Singer

English author

Nicky Singer (22 July 1956 - 17 June 2023) was an English novelist, playwright and librettist known best 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 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]

Death

Nicky died on 17 June 2023 in Brighton following a stroke; she was 66.^[1]

Published writings

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Singer, Nicky 1956-

PERSONAL:

Born 1956, in Chalfont-St.-Peter, Buckinghamshire, England; married; children: two sons, one daughter.

ADDRESSES:

Home—England.

CAREER:

Writer. Performing Arts Labs (writer's workshop), cofounder and codirector; British Broadcasting Corporation, London, England, presenter of Labours of Eve (television documentary series), 1995; Asylum Wall (writers' group developing interactive media), member. Member of South East Arts Board.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Blue Peter Book of the Year designation, 2002, for Feather Boy; British Book Trust Teenage Prize shortlist, 2003, for Doll.

WRITINGS:

What She Wanted, Orion Press (London, England), 1996.

My Mother's Daughter, Orion Press (London, England), 1998.

(With Jackie Singer) The Little Book of the Millennium, Headline Press (London, England), 1999.

(With Kim Pickin) The Tiny Book of Time: Creating Time for the Things That Matter, Headline Press (London, England), 1999.

YOUNG-ADULT NOVELS

Feather Boy, Delacorte Press (New York, NY), 2001.

Doll, CollinsFlamingo (London, England), 2003.

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Author Nicky Singer, 66, died June 17, 2023 in Brighton, England following a stroke. Singer wrote for children and adults, occasionally producing young-adult work with speculative elements.

Singer was born July 22, 1956 in Chalfont-St.-Peter, Buckinghamshire, England. She worked in publishing, the arts, and television, and co-founded and co-directed charity Performing Arts Lab, dedicated to teaching new writers how to create work for the stage and screen. Her debut Feather Boy (2002) was later adapted for television and as a musical. Other works of genre interest include The Innocent’s Story (2005), GemX (2006), Under Shifting Glass (2013), and The Survival Game (2018). Knight Crew (2009), a contemporary take on Arthurian legends, was adapted as an opera, and Island (2015) has illustrations by Chris Riddell. She was also a playwright, and often traveled to speak at schools worldwide.

Singer is survived by her husband and three sons.