Nicky Singer will be our guest in the chat room, to discuss her work and answer questions, on Jan 28th at 8 p.m. (GMT) 3 p.m. (EST)

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NEWSFLASH: Nicky is just about to finish a new novel 'The Flask' (for 9-12s)

Blue Peter Book Awards - Winner
BAFTA - Best Children's Drama - Winner
Booktrust Teenage Prize - shortlist
Manchester Book Award - shortlist
Stockport Children's Book Award - shortlist

Nicky has written four novels for adults, two books of non-fiction and five works for young people. Her first children’s novel, Feather Boy, won the Blue Peter ‘Book of the Year’ Award and is published in 28 countries. It has also been adapted for TV (winning a BAFTA for Best Children’s Drama) and commissioned by the National Theatre as a musical with lyrics by Don Black and music by Debbie Wiseman. Nicky’s other novels for young people include: Doll, The Innocent’s Story and GemX.

Nicky’s new novel is Knight Crew, a re-creation of the Arthur legend set in contemporary gangland. March 2010 saw the Glyndebourne premiere of a full-length operatic version of Knight Crew with a libretto by Nicky and music by Julian Philips. This was the first time Glyndebourne ever commissioned an opera from a teen novel and the making of the show was filmed by the BBC for a three-part documen*tary series - Gareth Malone Goes to Glyndebourne - screened June/July 2010.



For a behind-the-scenes look at Knight Crew and the British prison system and Nicky getting cross see: Notes from the Slushpile: Guest Blogger Nicky Singer: The Good The Bad and The Opera

Nicky's website