Lucy Nichol (Lucy Roth)

Lucy Nichol is a British author and mental health campaigner whose work combines a love of flawed characters with tales from the darker side of life. She grew up in East Yorkshire and is now based in Newcastle. Nichol writes both fiction and non-fiction, exploring themes of mental health awareness, music, and nostalgia. Her first work of fiction, The Twenty Seven Club, is a dark comedy that examines music fandom, mental health, and media sensationalism against the backdrop of the 1990s Brit Pop scene.

What sets Nichol apart is her dual career as a writer and an advocate. She has worked with national mental health charities including Mind, Time to Change, and Action on Postpartum Psychosis. As part of this work, she has advised on mental health portrayals for television soaps and dramas including Hollyoaks, EastEnders, Coronation Street, and Casualty. She has also written two non-fiction books on mental health stigma: A Series of Unfortunate Stereotypes and Snowflake.

Her writing spans genres. She has published contemporary fiction under her own name, including Parklife and No Worries if Not, and writes thrillers for Avon Publishing under the pseudonym Lucy Roth. Her recent novel, Girls to the Front, is a feminist revenge thriller set against the 1990s alternative music scene, exploring women’s safety and power dynamics in the music industry. Nichol’s work treats difficult subjects with honesty and humour, and her books aim to challenge stigma while telling stories that are engaging and accessible.