<p>Nicky Tate writes educational radio features for the national children’s radio station Fun Kids, and she’s also written scripts for well-known children’s characters such as Dennis and Gnasher, and the Bin Weevils.</p><p>She enjoys writing for the screen, with her latest action thriller feature optioned in 2016 (co-written with Andy Conway – andyconway.net). Her novel manuscript <em>The Challah Tin</em> was shortlisted for the Impress Prize in 2013.</p><p>Nicky lives in Smethwick with her family and some cats. She is obsessed with plot twists and loves a good fry-up. These two interests rarely overlap.</p><p>Find out more at nickytate.co.uk or follow Nicky on Twitter @nickytatewrites</p>