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BiographyNicola Morgan was born in 1961. She studied Classics and Philosophy at Cambridge University, then became a teacher of English, specialising in reading and writing difficulties. In 1994, she set up 'Magic Readers', an organisation to help 3-5 year olds with reading and writing. This later became the website, The Child Literacy Centre, which provides information for parents to help them with their children's learning.
She has written a range of educational books for children aged 3-11, including workbooks and readers, many of them in the I Can Learn series published by Egmont. Some of these books are best-sellers in their field.
She began to publish teenage fiction several years ago, her first book being Mondays Are Red (2002). This has been followed by other novels, including Fleshmarket (2003), set in the 1820s; Sleepwalking (2004), which won the 2004 Scottish Arts Council Children's Book of the Year Award; The Highwayman's Footsteps (2006), a historical adventure influenced by Alfred Noyes' poem, The Highwayman;. a sequel, The Highwayman's Curse (2007); and Deathwatch (2009).
Blame My Brain (2005) is a non-fiction book, about the workings of the teenage brain, and was shortlisted for the Aventis Prize for Science Books (Junior). She has also written The Leaving Home Survival Guide (2005); Know Your Brain, showing how brains work differently and how to help your brain to work well (2007); and Reality Check: Curses (2008).
Nicola Morgan is an active visitor to schools, champion of reading, and is Chair of the Society of Authors in Scotland. She lives in Edinburgh.
Genres (in alphabetical order)Children, Young adult
BibliographyMondays Are Red Hodder Children's Books, 2002 Fleshmarket Hodder Children's Books, 2003 Sleepwalking Hodder Children's Books, 2004 Blame My Brain Walker, 2005 Chicken Friend Walker, 2005 The Leaving Home Survival Guide Walker, 2005 The Highwayman's Footsteps Walker, 2006 Know Your Brain Walker, 2007 The Highwayman's Curse Walker, 2007 Reality Check: Curses (Illustrated by Kevin Hopgood) Barrington Stoke, 2008 Deathwatch Walker, 2009
Prizes and awards2004 Catalyst Book Award (shortlist) Fleshmarket 2004 North East Book Award (shortlist) Fleshmarket 2004 Scottish Arts Council Children's Book of the Year Award (shortlist) Fleshmarket 2005 Scottish Arts Council Children's Book of the Year Award Sleepwalking 2005 South Lanarkshire Book Award (shortlist) Sleepwalking 2005 Stockport Schools' Book Award (shortlist) Sleepwalking 2006 Aventis Prize for Science Books (Junior) (shortlist) Blame My Brain 2006 Lancashire Primary Schools Book Award (shortlist) Chicken Friend 2006 Leicester Primary Schools Book Award (shortlist) Chicken Friend 2006 Royal Mail Award for Scottish Children's Books (highly commended) Blame My Brain
Author statementIn one way, I write because I can’t not write. But also, I simply love messing around with words, and writing is the medium which allows me to do that, to experiment and, perhaps most of all, to experience a sense of power. I love the way that a specific choice of a word changes the meaning slightly, and therefore paints a different picture in the reader’s mind. A writer has enormous power - to change the thoughts and internal world of a reader. That’s what I’m trying to do.
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