Helen Nicoll
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| Born | 10 October 1937 Natland, Westmorland (now Cumbria, England, UK |
| Died | 30 September 2012 (aged 74) Marlborough, Wiltshire, England |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Children's fantasy novels |
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Helen Nicoll (10 October 1937 – 30 September 2012) was an English author of children's books. She is best known for the Meg and Mog series. In total, she wrote 17 books. She worked with Jan Pienkowski (illustrator) for over forty years on her books. In 1983, she founded an audiobook company called Cover to Cover.[1] It was bought by BBC Worldwide in 2000.
Biography[]
She was educated at Blackwell and then Badminton School in Bristol.[2] For a year she studied the violin at Dartington Hall in Devon.
Personal life[]
Helen married Robert Kime, an interior designer and antique dealer, in 1970. They had a daughter and a son.
References[]
- ^ "Children's author was an audio book pioneer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Helen Nicoll Obituary". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
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Categories:
- 1937 births
- 2012 deaths
- British children's writers
- 20th-century British women writers
- British women children's writers
- British women novelists
- People from Natland