Nicky Singer (22 July 1956 - 17 June 2023) was an English novelist, playwright and librettist known best for her young adult books that often tackled controversial or sensitive subjects.
Singer grew up in the village of Chalfont St Peter, England.
[2] She attended Queen Anne's School and went on to study English at the University of Bristol, graduating in 1978.
[2] At 16 her godfather encouraged her to write a cantata adaptation of Jonah and the fish which went on to be her first published work.
[4] Her mother died when Singer was 17, leaving her in loco parentis for her younger sisters.