Nicholas participated in the 2024 AWG First Break workshops at ACE Parramatta with Catherine Kelleher and Terence McCarthy.
A prolific writer originally from South Africa, Nicholas immigrated to Coffs Harbour in 2017 and fell in love with Australian storytelling. His short scripts have received international recognition, with one reaching the quarterfinals of The Golden Script Competition and another reaching the semifinals of the Outstanding Screenplays Competition. His feature screenplay, SMOKE, was a quarterfinalist in the INROADS Screenwriting Fellowship and a semifinalist in the prestigious PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, ranking among the top-25 drama features for 2025.
Nicholas is based between Sydney and London and is particularly excited about the prospect of working as a Writers’ Assistant/Notetaker, where he can apply his organisational and research skills. He hopes to work with the nation’s best writers to produce stories that sit comfortably alongside the biggest shows on the world stage. He couldn’t think of anything better than working around the clock in writers’ rooms and script departments, conquering the blank page together.
