Nicole is a former high-school teacher with a Master’s in Children’s Literature. In 2005 she was one of the winners of the Varuna Award for Manuscript Development. In 2009 her young adult novel titled I Ran Away First was shortlisted for the Text Publishing Prize. Forgotten is Nicole’s sixth novel. Her previous titles include the acclaimed Blame, The Boy Under the Table, Three Hours Late, The Secrets in Silence and Hush, Little Bird.