Sally Nicholls

Infobox Writer
name = Sally Nicholls


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birthdate = Birth date and age|1983|6|22|df=yes
birthplace = Stockton-on-Tees, England
nationality = British
occupation = Novelist
notableworks = "Ways to Live Forever" (2008)
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website = http://www.sallynicholls.com/

Sally Nicholls (born 22 June 1983) is a prize-winning British children's book author.Waterstone's author profile, [http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/navigate.do?pPageID=200000534 Sally Nicholls, the author of "Ways to Live Forever"...] , retrieved 2008-02-28.] Evening Gazette (Teesside), [http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2008/02/15/sally-s-first-novel-is-a-winner-84229-20477349/ Sally's first novel is a winner] , 2008-02-15.]

Life

Nicholls was born and grew up in Stockton-on-Tees. She attended Great Ayton Friends' School until its closure and subsequently Egglescliffe School until 2001 [Evening Gazette (Teesside), [http://ts16.gazettelive.co.uk/2008/02/young_author_returns_to_school.html Young author returns to school as debut novel flies off bookshelves] , 2008-02-07.] [Egglescliffe School newsletter, [http://apps.egglescliffe.org.uk/~joomla/images/stories/about_us/newsletters/2008/Jan08.doc ONE TO WATCH……………] , 2008-01.] Sally Nicholls, [http://www.sallynicholls.com/about/about.php All About Me!] , retrieved 2008-02-29.] .

On finishing school, Nicholls chose to travel around the world. The author reached Australia and New Zealand, following a period of working in Japan at a Red Cross hospital. She returned to the United Kingdom to begin a bachelor's degree at the University of Warwick, covering Philosophy and Literature. Completing her undergraduate degree, she signed up to continue with Bath Spa University, taking their "Writing for Young People" master's degree, offered by the School of English and Creative Studies there.

As of 2008, Nicholls lives in LondonThe Northern Echo, [http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/features/leader/display.var.2034335.0.dying_is_such_a_mystery.php 'Dying is such a mystery'] , 2008-02-11.] . She is a regular at Quaker meetings [Sally Nicholls, [http://sallynicholls.com/about/interview.php An interview...] , retrieved 2008-02-28.] School Library Association, [http://www.sla.org.uk/blg-24-year-old-debut-author-wins.php 24-year-old debut author wins Waterstone’s Children’s Book Prize] , 2008-02-14.] including Young Friends General Meeting [ [http://www.yfgm.quaker.org.uk/documents/minutes-2007-10.pdf YFGM Minutes, October 2007 - List of MM Reps. Sally appointed Rep of Darlington Area Meeting.] ] .

Writing

Publications

Nicholls's first novel, "Ways to Live Forever", was written during her time at Bath Spa. The story is that of an 11 year old child called Sam who is dying of leukaemia, written as the scrapbook of the child.Write Words, [http://www.writewords.org.uk/interviews/sally_nicholls.asp Sally Nicholls Interview] , 2007-04-24.]

The book was published by Marion Lloyd Books, part of Scholastic Press in January 2008.

Nicholls has completed her second book "The Midnight Hunter", which is based on a pagan summer god. This novel originally had the working title "The Green Man".Sally Nicholls, [http://sallynicholls.com/ Hello there!] , retrieved 2008-02-28.] It will be published early in 2009 [ [http://www.sallynicholls.com/books/midnighthunter.php Advance information about "Midnight hunter".] ] .

Recognition

* Orange New Voices children's prize 2006, for short-story "All About Ella" [Orange: New Voices, [http://www.theshortstory.co.uk/the_north_east/story/news/150906.html Winners honoured at prize-giving ceremony] , 2006-09-15.] [Darlington & Stockton Times, [http://archive.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/2006/9/16/231563.html Writing challenge unearths talented New Voices] , 2006-09-16.] .
* Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2008, for "Ways to Live Forever". Presented to her by Children's Laureate, Michael Rosen on 2008-02-13 [http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/navigate.do?pPageID=1185 Waterstone's Children's Book Prize winner] , 2008-02-13.] .

References

External links

* [http://www.sallynicholls.com/ Sally Nicholls]
* [http://www.waystoliveforever.co.uk/index.tao?PageId=home Ways to Live Forever]
* [http://www.theclarion.co.uk/the_north_east/story/winners/2006/childrens1.html Full-text of "All About Ella"]

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NAME= Nicholls, Sally
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= Novelist
DATE OF BIRTH= 1983-06-22
PLACE OF BIRTH= Stockton-on-Tees, England
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