Vicky richards
Writer, editor, mischief maker (not necessarily in that order)
Meet Vicky (me). She's a creative, friendly, and poorly-dressed
London-based writer & editor originally from the exotic climes
of deep dark Shropshire.
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She specializes in comedy and has written for BBC radio programmes including Dead Ringers, The News Quiz, The Now Show, and DMs are Open. She also regularly contributes to satire publications Reductress and The Daily Mash. Last year, she was a runner up in the British Comedy Guide's Writing competition, after submitting two sketches.
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Despite an attention span severely depleted by the existence
of TikTok, she is also developing long-form projects. Her sitcom Bad Heir Day was longlisted for the ShortCom sitcom writing competition, and her play The Lucky Paradox reached the top 12% of BBC Writersroom submissions.​
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She also has ten years of experience as a children's book editor, working on a range of non-fiction and fiction titles. She has particular expertise in creating STEM and science related titles - striving to make tough topics accessible to kids.
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Her first novel for children - Curse That Hearse - was longlisted for the Mslexia Children's & YA novel prize and the Guppy Books open submission window.
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