Nick was born on a farm in Victoria's Yarra Valley in 1973. The son of an artist and a primary school teacher, he spent his early childhood climbing haystacks and making mischief in his father's studio. When he moved to 'the bush' at age 6, he discovered a wonderful new world and his creativity bloomed.

Nick always told family and friends he was going to be a cartoonist and a writer. It wasn't until 1996, when he stumbled into a bookshop job, that he finally found the medium that would bring those two loves together.

Untrained, he spent the next couple of years reading every picture book that hit the shelves and began honing his style as a storyteller and illustrator.

He illustrated several readers before sending 'A Monster Wrote Me a Letter' to Scholastic Australia in 2001.

He now lives in tropical Darwin where he has started works full time as an author illustrator. On weekends he works as a guardian for 120 aboriginal boys from around Northern Australia who are boarding in Darwin. He loves both of his jobs and is able to combine them.

Awards:

• CBCA Notable Picture Book of the Year for A Monster Wrote Me a Letter (2006)
• Kids Own Australian Literature Awards (KOALA): Honour Picture book category: for The Wrong Book(2010)
• Kids Own Australian Literature Awards (KOALA): Shortlisted Picture book category: for The Wrong Book(2010)
• REAL Awards: shortlisted in Picture book category for The Wrong Book (2011)

Previous Publications: Some Dads (2011) The Runaway Hug (2011) The Aunties Three (2011) The Very Itchy Bear (2010) The Wrong Book (2009) Donald Loves Drumming (2008) When Henry Caught Imaginitis (2008) I've Lost My Kisses (2007) Aussie Jingle Bells (2006) A Monster Wrote Me a Letter (2005)