Events & Appearances
Nicky has taken part in many Festivals including Edinburgh, Hay-on-Wye, Cheltenham and Brighton as well as appearing abroad (thanks to the British Council) in events in Canada and Germany. She has also participated in a number of schemes for creative interaction with young people including Adopt-an-Author (with schools in Sussex and Cambridge – e-mailing children about their work over a sustained period of time) and The Write Stuff (devising workshops in different settings and then going on to mentor thirty children, personally engaging in each of their writings from first draft to the publication of a real book). As well as making day visits to schools, she has also worked with disabled groups, in libraries, with disadvantaged kids and in prisons. She has compered Awards ceremonies (eg Southern Book Awards), given prizes at Speech Days, and been asked to talk to a wide variety of different constituencies, from arts funders to pain-relief professionals.
Nicky is comfortable giving small creative workshops for 12 or talking to 250 people. She will always tailor her presentation to the needs of the group that invites her and she is happy to talk about her novels, the creative process in general (particularly the importance of story), plus her adaptations for screen, theatre and opera.
Testimonials
Thank you for a great talk last night. All the children who attended really enjoyed the experience. All the feedback forms reported the event to be ‘Excellent’.
Event at the Jubilee Library, Brighton.
The greatest successes were the e-mailing and the fact that the children got to meet an author: this was especially good for the children from this area as they would not get this opportunity in their everyday life. Nicky was a fantastic author to work with, I definitely would like to do this scheme again.
Adopt-an-Author, Manor Community College, Cambridge.
I’d just like to say thank-you, a million-zillion times for choosing little old me to mentor! It’s been truly fabulous! I never dreamed I’d be mentored by a famous author. Correction, I did dream it, but they were dreams, only faraway wishes. . .
Hannah, participant in The Write Stuff.
Nicky giving out prizes at Priory School, Lewes.