Helen Nicoll

Helen Nicoll
Born	(1937-10-10)10 October 1937 Natland, Westmorland (now Cumbria, England, UK
Died	30 September 2012(2012-09-30) (aged 74) Marlborough, Wiltshire, England
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	British
Education	Badminton School Dartington Hall
Genre	Children's fantasy novels
Notable works	Meg and Mog series
Spouse	Robert Kime, m. 1970

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.

References

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

External links

• Jan Pienkowski, "Helen Nicoll obituary", The Guardian, 9 October 2012.
• Penguin