Helen Nicoll Explained

Helen Nicoll
Birth Date:10 October 1937
Birth Place:Natland, Westmorland (now Cumbria, England, UK
Death Place:Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Occupation:Writer
Spouse:Robert Kime, m. 1970
Nationality:British
Education:Badminton School
Dartington Hall
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 more than 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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Children's author was an audio book pioneer . The Sydney Morning Herald . 10 October 2012. 29 June 2018 .
  2. News: Helen Nicoll Obituary . The Telegraph . 4 October 2012. 29 June 2018 .