A career writer, across newspapers, television, stage and screen, Nick Place has four books published in Australia (all by Allen & Unwin), some of which have also been published overseas. "The Kazillion Wish" and "Thanks A Kazillion" are aimed at the 7-11 audience, while his Melbourne-based super-hero novels, "The OK Team" and "The OK Team 2: Better Than OK" are aimed at a 9-13 age-group. Nick has a lot of energy and takes large bites out of life. Living in Fitzroy, an artistic suburb of Melbourne, he barracks for the Tigers in AFL, the Red Wings in the NHL, and the Flying Tigers in the local Heroball league. He likes close-up magic, surfing, hooning around with his kids and his dog, Fly, riding his bike and taking photos, especially of street art.Nick started as a journalist on the Melbourne Herald newspaper as a 17-year-old and has since been everything from a TV comedy writer to an internet content supplier. His company, Media Giants, is a leading independent online content supplier in Australia. In fiction, he wrote a short film, "The Cook", which was successful at the 2003 St Kilda Short Film Festival and was chosen for opening night at the 2004 Rhode Island International Film Festival. He also wrote a stage play, "Footy Castaways", which starred Eric Bana among others, at the Last Laugh theatre-restaurant, co-wrote a one-hour documentary, "The Fifth Set: 100 years of Australia and the Davis Cup", which was nominated for an AWGie (Australian Writers' Guild) award, and has been a long time writer for the satirical website, The Bladder. Nick is currently working on an adult novel.